HRM in project-intensive firms: Changes and challenges

Human Resource Management

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-265

  Söderlund, Jonas ^a,b,c,d   Bredin, Karin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

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EID: 33745636365     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20107     Document Type: Review

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