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Challenges and prospects of HRM in developing countries: testing the HRM–performance link in the Eritrean civil service

Mussie Teclemichael Tessema the Netherlands and University of Asmara, Tilburg University (IVO), Eritrea, PO Box 90153, 5000LE, Tilburg, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
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Joseph L. Soeters Tilburg University and Royal Netherlands Military Academy, the Netherlands, PO Box 90002, 4800, PA Breda, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 86-105 | Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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