The influence of employment screening on employee attachment

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-129

  Vecchio, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive dissonance and employee screening; Employee attachment to employer; Employee screening; Multiple screens for employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040378552     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02622254     Document Type: Article

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