In search of legitimacy: Personnel management associations worldwide

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 33-48

  Farndale, Elaine ^a   Brewster, Chris ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33144459388     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2005.tb00152.x     Document Type: Article

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