Role of human resources for SME sustainability: What the literature says and what we can expect for the future

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Mário Franco
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7818-0206
Margarida Rodrigues
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0997-9716

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FRANCO, M.; RODRIGUES, M. Role of human resources for SME sustainability: What the literature says and what we can expect for the future. RAE - Revista de Administracao de Empresas , [S. l.], v. 62, n. 5, p. e0000–0027, 2022. DOI: 10.1590/S0034-759020220512. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/85953. Acesso em: 4 dec. 2023.
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