A study into the impact of a graduate brokerage service for small and medium sized firms

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 252-268

  McLarty, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brokerage; Graduate employment; Graduates; Linkages; Training

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

BROKERAGE; GRADUATES; MOST LIKELY; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED FIRMS; TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

SERVICE INDUSTRY;

EID: 23844527266     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2001.001603     Document Type: Article

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