Perspectives on line managers in human resource management: Hilton International's UK hotels

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1152-1170

  Maxwell, G A ^a   Watson, S ^a  

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Author keywords

Devolving human resource management; Line managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748350899     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190600697638     Document Type: Article

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