Predicting applicants' job pursuit behavior from their selection expectations: The mediating role of the theory of planned behavior

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 761-783

  Schreurs, Bert ^a   Derous, Eva ^b   van Hooft, Edwin A J ^b   Proost, Karin ^c   de Witte, Karel ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 68349100165     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.570     Document Type: Article

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