Emerging issues and challenges in global staffing: A North American perspective

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1397-1415

  Tarique, Ibraiz ^a   Schuler, Randall ^b  

^a Lubin School of Business   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global staffing; Receptivity to international careers; Staffing trends in North America

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349096381     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802200157     Document Type: Review

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