Human resource management as a field of research

British Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-119

  Martín Alcázar, Fernando ^a   Romero Fernández, Pedro M ^a   Sánchez Gardey, Gonzalo ^a  

^a Universidad de Cádiz   (Spain)

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EID: 43149097640     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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