Human resource management on the line?

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 12-29

  McGovern, Patrick ^a   Gratton, Lynda ^b   Hope Hailey, Veronica ^c   Stiles, Philip ^d   Truss, Catherine ^e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84996191590     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.1997.tb00286.x     Document Type: Article

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