Attract, retain and innovate: A workforce policy architecture adapted to modern conditions

Foresight

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 21-31

  Jorgensen, Bradley ^a  

^a Human Resources Management Consulting Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Employees; Human resourcing; Manpower planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444466470     PISSN: 14636689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636680510622163     Document Type: Article

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