Human resource management: A universal concept?

Human Resource Management in Europe: Evidence of Convergence?

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-26

  Gooderham, Paul ^a   Morley, Michael ^b   Brewster, Chris ^c   Mayrhofer, Wolfgang ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

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EID: 84909646485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080472966     Document Type: Chapter

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