HRM and strategic climates in hospitals: Does the message come across at the ward level?

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-356

  Veld, Monique ^a   Paauwe, Jaap ^a   Boselie, Paul ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78049357159     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2010.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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