Recruitment on the net: How do organizational web site characteristics influence applicant attraction?

Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 623-646

  Cober, Richard T ^a   Brown, Douglas J ^b   Keeping, Lisa M ^c   Levy, Paul E ^d  

^a BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 3242878611     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jm.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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