Public sector outsourcing: Implications for training and skills

Employee Relations

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 76-85

  Lafferty, George ^a   Roan, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Outsourcing; Public service; Skills; Training; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018713     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450010299918     Document Type: Article

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