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Do organizational climate and competitive strategy moderate the relationship between Human Resource Management and productivity?

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Do organizational climate and competitive strategy moderate the relationship between Human Resource Management and productivity? / Neal, Andrew; West, Michael; Patterson, Malcolm G .
In: Journal of Management, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2005, p. 492-512.

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Neal A, West M, Patterson MG. Do organizational climate and competitive strategy moderate the relationship between Human Resource Management and productivity? Journal of Management. 2005;31(4):492-512. doi: 10.1177/0149206304272188

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Neal, Andrew ; West, Michael ; Patterson, Malcolm G . / Do organizational climate and competitive strategy moderate the relationship between Human Resource Management and productivity?. In: Journal of Management. 2005 ; Vol. 31, No. 4. pp. 492-512.

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