Organizational learning and compensation strategies: Evidence from the Spanish chemical industry

Human Resource Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-299

  Jerez Gómez, Pilar ^a   Céspedes Lorente, José ^a   Valle Cabrera, Ramón ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

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EID: 25444483342     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20071     Document Type: Review

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