When does it hurt to tell the truth? The effect of realistic job reviews on employee recruiting

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 413-422

  Meglino, Bruce M ^a   Ravlin, Elizabeth C ^b   DeNisi, Angelo S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031215177     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102609702600310     Document Type: Article

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