Are the 100 Best better? An empirical investigation of the relationship between being a "great place to work" and firm performance

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 965-993

  Fulmer, Ingrid Smithey ^a   Gerhart, Barry ^b   Scott, Kimberly S ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Wrigley Company   (United States)

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EID: 0348229174     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00246.x     Document Type: Review

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