The rise of the ‘network organisation’ and the decline of discretion

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 45-59

  Grugulis, Irena ^a   Vincent, Steven ^b   Hebson, Gail ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85040389422     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2003.tb00090.x     Document Type: Article

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