A study of e-recruitment technology adoption in Malaysia

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-300

  Tong, David Yoon Kin ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Jobs; Malaysia; Modelling; Online operations; Recruitment; Sampling theory

Indexed keywords

JOBS; MALAYSIA; MODELLING; ONLINE OPERATIONS; RECRUITMENT; SAMPLING THEORY;

PERSONNEL; RISK PERCEPTION; TECHNOLOGY;

EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 67650701987     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570910930145     Document Type: Article

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