Managing people across hospital networks in the UK: Multiple employers and the shaping of HRM

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-423

  Grimshaw, Damian ^a   Rubery, Jill ^a   Marchington, Mick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78049377090     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2010.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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