Integrating realistic job previews and realistic living conditions previews: Realistic recruitment for internationally mobile knowledge workers

Personnel Review

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 490-508

  Richardson, Julia ^a   McBey, Ken ^a   McKenna, Steve ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; International organizations; Job previews; Recruitment; Standard of living; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149099305     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480810891646     Document Type: Article

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