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The aim of this chapter is to examine recent developments of human resource management (HRM) practices in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region and to compare these against the similarities and differences of their national contexts.
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Kazlauskaitė, R. et al. (2013). Human Resource Management in the Central and Eastern European Region. In: Parry, E., Stavrou, E., Lazarova, M. (eds) Global Trends in Human Resource Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137304438_6
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