Networking as a job search behaviour: A social network perspective

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 661-682

  Van Hoye, Greet ^a   van Hooft, Edwin A J ^b   Lievens, Filip ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 76749091015     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317908X360675     Document Type: Article

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