Adapting to survive: The case of Danish employers' organisations

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Adapting to survive : The case of Danish employers' organisations. / Ibsen, Christian Lyhne; Navrbjerg, Steen Erik.

In: Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, 02.01.2019, p. 36-50.

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Ibsen, CL & Navrbjerg, SE 2019, 'Adapting to survive: The case of Danish employers' organisations', Human Resource Management Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12182

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Ibsen, C. L., & Navrbjerg, S. E. (2019). Adapting to survive: The case of Danish employers' organisations. Human Resource Management Journal, 29(1), 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12182

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Ibsen CL, Navrbjerg SE. Adapting to survive: The case of Danish employers' organisations. Human Resource Management Journal. 2019 Jan 2;29(1):36-50. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12182

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Ibsen, Christian Lyhne ; Navrbjerg, Steen Erik. / Adapting to survive : The case of Danish employers' organisations. In: Human Resource Management Journal. 2019 ; Vol. 29, No. 1. pp. 36-50.

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