Perceived acute human resource management problems in small and medium firms: An empirical examination

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 455-479

  Tocher, Neil ^a   Rutherford, Matthew W ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62249112116     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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