Scientists, career choices and organisational change: Managing human resources in cross sector R&D organisations

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 13-26

  Turpin, Tim ^a   Garrett Jones, Sam ^b   Diment, Kieren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 77956174825     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2005.11.2.13     Document Type: Article

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