African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

The role of human resources management practices represented by employee’s recruitment and training and motivation for realization of competitive advantage

Marwan M. Shammot
  • Marwan M. Shammot
  • King Saud University, College of Applied Studies and Community Services, Faculty of Administrative and Humanities Sciences, P.O. Box 28095, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Accepted: 02 January 2014
  •  Published: 07 January 2014

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