Professional employer organizations and their impact on client satisfaction with human resource outcomes: A field study of human resource outsourcing in small and medium enterprises

Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 234-254

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Enterprises; HR outsourcing; Professional employer organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244468137     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206304271761     Document Type: Article

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