Variegated global expansion: Internationalization strategies in the temporary staffing industry

Geoforum

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-70

  Coe, Neil M ^a   Johns, Jennifer ^b   Ward, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business services; Corporate strategy; Internationalization; Labour markets; Temporary staffing industry; Transnational corporations

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALIZATION; LABOR MARKET; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SERVICE SECTOR; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 78649635333     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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