Outsourcing a satisfied and committed workforce: A trucking industry case study

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 147-162

  Logan, Mary S ^a   Faught, Kent ^b   Ganster, Daniel C ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Freight transportation; Organizational change; Outsourcing; Social identity theory; Social judgement theory; Third party logistics

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR SUPPLY; OUTSOURCING; TRUCKING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442314218     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000157393     Document Type: Article

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