Trends in outsourcing HRD in the UK: the implications for strategic HRD

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 50-63

  Woodall, Jean ^a   Gourlay, Stephen ^a   Short, Darren ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

human resource development; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744454600     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhrdm.2002.001016     Document Type: Article

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