Mutuality in the management of human resources: Assessing the quality of alignment in employment relationships

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-17

  Boxall, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84872001342     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12015     Document Type: Article

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