Professionalization, legitimization and the creation of executive search markets in Europe

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 825-843

  Beaverstock, Jonathan V ^a   Faulconbridge, James R ^b   Hall, Sarah J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Headhunting; Internationalization; Professional service firms; Professionalism; Professions

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; SERVICE SECTOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 77958474655     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbp058     Document Type: Article

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