Global staffing

Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 142-161

  Collings, David G ^a,b   Scullion, Hugh ^c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 84881846398     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849809191.00014     Document Type: Chapter

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