Recouping training and development costs using preemployment agreements

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-143

  Von Bergen, C W ^a   Mawer, William T ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Preemployment agreements; Recouping training costs; Reducing training costs; Reducing training expenses

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249984976     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-007-9039-x     Document Type: Article

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