Communicating negative hire decisions to applicants: Fulfilling psychological contracts

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-263

  Waung, Marie ^a   Brice, Thomas S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b The Polk Company   (United States)

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EID: 0034356830     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007739127638     Document Type: Article

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