Regulatory effects and strategic global staffing profiles: Beyond cost concerns in evaluating offshore location attractiveness

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-131

  Malos, Stan ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global staffing; Multinational corporations; Offshoring; Outsourcing; Strategic HRM

Indexed keywords

EID: 82055188490     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-009-9113-7     Document Type: Article

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