Human resource alliances: Defining the contruct and exploring the antecedents

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1049-1066

  Gardner, Timothy M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; Strategic human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 22744452316     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500120764     Document Type: Article

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