Triggers of HR outsourcing decisions - an empirical analysis of German firms

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1599-1617

  Alewell, Dorothea ^a   Hauff, Sven ^a   Thommes, Kirsten ^b   Weiland, Katrin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

HR functions; HR outsourcing; Make or buy decision; Personnel services; Triggers of explicit HR decisions

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349751518     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902985228     Document Type: Article

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