Global staffing: A review and thematic research agenda

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1253-1272

  Collings, David G ^a   Scullion, Hugh ^a   Dowling, Peter J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate integration; Expatriation; Global staffing; Innovation; Inpatriation; Organisational learning; Third country nationals

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249129209     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902909806     Document Type: Review

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