The role of internal agents in starting salary negotiations

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-66

  Rau, Barbara L ^a   Feinauer, Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Negotiations; Starting salary

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645846927     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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