Employment prospects for skilled migrants: A relational perspective

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-45

  Syed, Jawad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity management; Equal employment opportunity; Human capital theory; Relational perspective; Skilled migrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149105429     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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