Lean towards learning: connecting Lean Thinking and human resource management in UK higher education
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Human Resource Management
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0958-5192,1466-4399
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2014.948901