Globalization of HR at function level: Four UK-based case studies of the international recruitment and selection process

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 845-867

  Sparrow, Paul R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Global; Labour markets; Recruitment; Selection; Skills strategies; Staffing; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249822229     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701249164     Document Type: Article

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