Outsourcing the procurement of agency workers: The impact of vendor managed services in English social care

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 522-539

  Hoque, Kim ^a   Kirkpatrick, Ian ^b   Lonsdale, Chris ^c   de Ruyter, Alex ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agency workers; neutral vendors; social care; vendor managed services

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052443092     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017011407971     Document Type: Article

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