The contribution of core employees to organizational capabilities and efficiency

Human Resource Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-109

  Lopez Cabrales, Alvaro ^a   Valle, Ramón ^a   Herrero, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

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EID: 33645143150     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20094     Document Type: Article

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