Does image matter to different job applicants? The influences of corporate image and applicant individual differences on organizational attractiveness

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-63

  Tsai, Wei Chi ^a   Yang, Irene Wen Fen ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77349097353     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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