Employment rejection and acceptance letters and their unintended consequences on image, self-concept, and intentions

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-71

  Feinberg, Richard A ^a   Meoli Stanton, Jennifer ^b   Gable, Myron ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Faison ^*

^c SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21444459343     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02278256     Document Type: Article

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