The firm's choice of HRM practices: Economics meets strategic human resource management

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 526-557

  Kaufman, Bruce E ^a   Miller, Ben I ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Deloitte Tax LLP   (United States)

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EID: 79953840885     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391106400306     Document Type: Article

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