The relation of instrumental and symbolic attributes to a company's attractiveness as an employer

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-102

  Lievens, Filip ^a   Highhouse, Scott ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037356040     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00144.x     Document Type: Article

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