Human resource management in Kenya

Human Resource Management in Developing Countries

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 209-221

  Kamoche, Ken ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85070654499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203464373-24     Document Type: Chapter

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