An examination of warehouse employee recruitment and retention practices in the USA

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-359

  Min, Hokey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 34250024014     PISSN: 13675567     EISSN: 1469848X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13675560412331282948     Document Type: Article

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