Towards a conceptual framework for the relationship between subsidiary staffing strategy and subsidiary performance

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1291-1308

  Colakoglu, Saba ^a   Tarique, Ibraiz ^b   Caligiuri, Paula ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expatriate; MNE staffing; Subsidiary performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249131712     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902909822     Document Type: Article

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