Internal promotion versus external recruitment in industrial plants in Spain

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 451-470

  Bayo Moriones, Alberto ^a   Ortín Ángel, Pedro ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 33748421885     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390605900307     Document Type: Article

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