Effects of Customization on Application Decisions and Applicant Pool Characteristics in a Web-Based Recruitment Context

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 224-234

  Dineen, Brian R ^a   Noe, Raymond A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

applicant pool fit; customization; person environment fit; Web based recruitment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; WORK;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

EID: 60349092525     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012832     Document Type: Article

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