Form, content and function: An evaluative methodology for corporate employment WEB sites

Human Resource Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 201-218

  Cober, Richard T ^a   Brown, Douglas J ^b   Levy, Paul E ^c,d,e  

^a BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Department of Psychology ^*

^d Indust/Org Psychology Program   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 4544265314     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20015     Document Type: Review

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