Localisation: Societies, organisations and employees

Global Staffing

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 139-156

  Harry, Wes ^a   Collings, David G ^b,c  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847177748     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203643433     Document Type: Chapter

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