Exploring HR outsourcing and its perceived effectiveness

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 464-482

  Shih, Hsi An ^a   Chiang, Yun Hwa ^b   Hsu, Chu Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

company strategy; contractor relationship; environmental dynamism; HR outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149120041     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2005.007370     Document Type: Article

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