The effect of acceptance-rejection status, status notification, and organizational obligation fulfillment on applicant intentions

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2048-2071

  Waung, Marie ^a   Brice, Thomas S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 34548324788     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00250.x     Document Type: Review

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