HRM in Malaysia

Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 201-220

  Mellahi, Kamel ^a   Wood, Geoffrey T ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847211534     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203643167     Document Type: Chapter

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