Introduction: Managing human resources in the Middle East

Managing Human Resources in the Middle East

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-19

  Budhwar, Pawan S ^a   Mellahi, Kamel ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 51449116699     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203485828     Document Type: Chapter

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