Talent management in academia: Performance systems and HRM policies

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 180-195

  Van den Brink, Marieke ^a   Fruytier, Ben ^a   Thunnissen, Marian ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84876707966     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2012.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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