Recruitment sources and post-hire outcomes: The mediating role of unmet expectations

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 188-197

  Moser, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 24944525277     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2005.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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