The search game: Organizational conflicts and the use of headhunters

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-30

  Finlay, William ^a   Coverdill, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033243890     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1999.tb02356.x     Document Type: Article

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