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To Cite this Article: Hee, O. C., Shen, W. Y., Lun, L. P., Lee, S. L., Ming, Y. C., & Wahab, M. A. A. (2019). Human Resource Management Practices and Career Satisfaction in the Manufacturing Industry in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(3), 383–391.
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