Managing HR in the middle east: Challenges in the public sector

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 465-492

  Iles, Paul ^a   Almhedie, Abdoul ^b   Baruch, Yehuda ^c  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b International Education Services Arab World   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HRM; Middle East; Public Administration; Wasta

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872849392     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102601204100305     Document Type: Article

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