The human resource department: Roles, coordination and influence

Handbook Of Research In International Human Resource Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 49-67

  Stiles, Philip ^a   Trevor, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84890989030     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845428235.00009     Document Type: Chapter

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