Patterns of human resource management in consulting firms

Personnel Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-202

  Richter, Ansgar ^a   Dickmann, Michael ^b   Graubner, Michael ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Organizational theory; Professional services

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849162774     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480810850533     Document Type: Article

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