When the cat's away: A content analysis of MNC overseas recruitment print ads

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-127

  Leong, Siew Meng ^a   Tan, Hwee Hoon ^a   Loh, Marissa Shen Yi ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Discrimination; International; Recruitment advertising

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043119024     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000015845.18419.1d     Document Type: Article

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