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Organisational Effectiveness in a Metropolitan Municipality: Proposing and Validating a Model 都市城市的组织效能:一个模型的提出与验证

African Journal of Employee Relations (Formerly South African Journal of Labour Relations) Pub Date : 2018-08-27 DOI: 10.25159/2520-3223/3947

B. Olivier, N. Martins

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引用次数: 1

Return-to-work experiences of female employees following maternity leave 女性员工产假后重返工作岗位的经历

African Journal of Employee Relations (Formerly South African Journal of Labour Relations) Pub Date : 2013-04-23 DOI: 10.25159/2520-3223/5901

Judite Barreiro-Lucas, Judite Dos Anjos Lucas

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引用次数: 3

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