Recruiting across cultures: A value-based model of recruitment

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-346

  Ma, Rong ^a   Allen, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

International recruitment; National cultural values

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349843891     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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