Outsourcing and the HR function: An examination of trends and developments within North American firms

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1500-1514

  Klaas, Brian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resources; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349099516     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802200280     Document Type: Article

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