Comparing HRM policies and practices across geographical borders

Handbook Of Research In International Human Resource Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 68-90

  Brewster, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4337/9781845428235.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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