Beyond systems: Hrm audits in the public sector

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 21-38

  Nutley, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 25444439917     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2000.tb00018.x     Document Type: Article

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