HR in the small business enterprise: Assessing the impact of PEO utilization

Human Resource Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 433-448

  Klaas, Brian S ^a,b   Yang, Hyeuksueng ^c   Gainey, Tom ^d   Mcclendon, John A ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Management ^*  (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d State University   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Master of Science in Human Resources Program

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EID: 29144441209     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20083     Document Type: Review

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