HRM in Ghana

Managing Human Resources in Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 121-134

  Aryee, Samuel ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33644968242     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203633762     Document Type: Chapter

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