Work values, cognitive strategies, and applicant reactions in a structured pre-employment interview for ethical integrity

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-76

  Pawlowski, Donna R ^a   Hollwitz, John ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment Interviews; Ethics; Impression Management; Job Interviews; Pre Employment Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 52849091549     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194360003700103     Document Type: Article

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