Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA

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Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA. / Wolff, Birgitta; Gunkel, Marjaana Anna Maria; Wenzke, Sebastian.
Human resource management in ageing societies: Perspectives from Japan and Germany. Hrsg. / Harold Conrad; Viktoria Heindorf; Franz Waldenberger. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. S. 43-60.

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Wolff, B, Gunkel, MAM & Wenzke, S 2008, Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA. in H Conrad, V Heindorf & F Waldenberger (Hrsg.), Human resource management in ageing societies: Perspectives from Japan and Germany. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, S. 43-60. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582750_4

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Wolff, B., Gunkel, M. A. M., & Wenzke, S. (2008). Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA. In H. Conrad, V. Heindorf, & F. Waldenberger (Hrsg.), Human resource management in ageing societies: Perspectives from Japan and Germany (S. 43-60). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582750_4

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Wolff B, Gunkel MAM, Wenzke S. Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA. in Conrad H, Heindorf V, Waldenberger F, Hrsg., Human resource management in ageing societies: Perspectives from Japan and Germany. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 2008. S. 43-60 doi: 10.1057/9780230582750_4

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