Skills in service work: An overview

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 3-14

  Korczynski, Marek ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33144488009     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2005.tb00143.x     Document Type: Review

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