Achieving ethics and fairness in hiring: Going beyond the law

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-464

  Alder, G Stoney ^a   Gilbert, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Fairness; Personnel Law; Staffing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750721712     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9039-z     Document Type: Review

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