Management and the human resource function: a model based on social systems theory

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-255

  Ghorpade, Jai ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

human resource management; modelling human resource management; social systems model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923834785     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2004.004768     Document Type: Article

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