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Technology has been increasingly important for any kind of companies and has a strong influence on the activity they develop. High-technology companies are based on the knowledge and development of edge technologies. By its hand, staffing is the process of acquiring, deploying, and retaining a company workforce. Staffing includes (but is not limited to) recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, redeployment, layoffs, retirements, terminations, and retention. Staffing process in high-technology is addressed.
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Olivella Nadal, J., Calleja Sanz, G. (2014). The Staffing Process in a High-Technology Environment. In: Machado, C., Davim, J. (eds) Human Resource Management and Technological Challenges. Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02618-3_7
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