A comparison of HRM systems in the USA, Japan and Germany in their socio-economic context

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-153

  Pudelko, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645000057     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2006.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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