Human resource management and performance: still searching for some answers

Over the past 20 years, there has been a considerable expansion in theory and research about human resource management and performance. This paper reviews progress by identifying a series of phases in the development of relevant theory and research. It then sets out a number of challenges for the fu...

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Published in:Human resource management journal 2011-01, Vol.21 (1), p.3-13
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