Managing employee expectations during acquisitions

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 17-33

  Hubbard, Nancy ^a   Purcell, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952925332     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2001.tb00036.x     Document Type: Article

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