Networks to nerdistan: The role of labor market intermediaries in the entry-level IT labor Market

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 548-563

  Chapple, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; TRAINING;

EID: 33750111293     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2006.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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