Employment-at-Will Statements: Perceptions of Job Applicants

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 22-33

  Wayland, Robert F ^a   Payne, Stephen L ^a   Clay, Joan Marie ^b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 42549105004     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437729310023215     Document Type: Article

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