Outsourcing relationships between firms and their training providers: The role of trust

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-25

  Gainey, Thomas W ^a   Klaas, Brian S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Department of Management ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 33747163554     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1121     Document Type: Review

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