Responsibilities for human resource management practices in the modern enterprise: Evidence from Britain

Personnel Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 333-356

  Poole, Michael ^a   Jenkins, Glenville ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842778910     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489710176039     Document Type: Article

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