Outsourcing HR: The impact of organizational characteristics

Human Resource Management

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-138

  Klaas, Brian S ^a   McClendon, John A ^b   Gainey, Thomas W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0039847296     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.1003     Document Type: Article

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