A critical discourse perspective on managers’ experiences of HRM

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-82

  Francis, Helen ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Human resource management; Line management

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649130580     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465640610686343     Document Type: Article

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