Applicability of the extended theory of planned behavior in predicting job seeker intentions to use job-search websites

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-74

  Lin, Hsiu Fen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77349103663     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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