HRM and organizational performance: Universal and contextual evidence

Managing Human Resources in Europe: A Thematic Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 177-196

  Nikandrou, Irene ^a   Campos e Cunha, Rita ^b   Papalexandris, Nancy ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

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EID: 34249651221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203696736     Document Type: Chapter

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