Beyond managerialism?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 799-817

  Delbridge, Rick ^a   Keenoy, Tom ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical HRM; Critical management studies; Employment relationship; Reflexive engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951979957     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585191003729309     Document Type: Article

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