GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONALS: THE CASE OF CENTRAL ASIA

Abstract

Keywords

highly skilled migration, human resource management, human capital, talent competitiveness, Central Asia, talent retention

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