The devolution of HR responsibilities – perspectives from the UK's public sector

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 218-229

  Harris, Lynette ^a   Doughty, Dave ^a   Kirk, Susan ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180771     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590210424894     Document Type: Article

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