Human resource management in the Middle East: Emerging HRM models and future challenges for research and policy

Managing Human Resources in the Middle East

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 291-301

  Mellahi, Kamel ^a   Budhwar, Pawan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909237501     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203485828     Document Type: Chapter

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