The hunting of the snark: A critical analysis of human resource management discourses in relation to managing labour in smaller organisations

Managing Labour in Small Firms

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 18-42

  Taylor, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909131478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203495612     Document Type: Chapter

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