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Public Sector Human Resource Practices to Drive Performance

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  • Zahid Hasnain
  • Jan Henryk Pierskalla

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  • Nick Manning & Zahid Hasnain & Jan Henryk Pierskalla, 2012. "Public Sector Human Resource Practices to Drive Performance," World Bank Publications - Reports 25489, The World Bank Group.
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