Management strategy and HR in international mergers: Choice, constraint and pragmatism

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-39

  Rees, Chris ^a   Edwards, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58049151637     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2008.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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