Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain a systematic and comprehensive understanding of deploying temporary agency work (TAW) in China in relation to the adoption, staffing pattern, and human resource (HR) configuration. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the literature and theory...

This paper studies what initial resource endowments new organizations assemble and the interaction between initial resources, entrepreneurial orientation and environmental factors. More specifically, we study the initial resources of research-based start-ups (RBSUs), which are defined as new...