High performance and human resource characteristics of successful small manufacturing and processing companies

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-83

  Rowden, Robert W ^a  

^a Stetson School of Business and Economics   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Performance measurement; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844444609     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730210419206     Document Type: Article

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