Human resource management in Saudi Arabia

Managing Human Resources in the Middle East

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 97-120

  Mellahi, Kamel ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909127889     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203485828     Document Type: Chapter

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