IT certification use by hiring personnel

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-82

  Hunsinger, D Scott ^a   Smith, Michael Alan ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Cognition; Employee selection; Hiring; IT certification; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; COGNITION; EMPLOYEE SELECTION; HIRING; IT CERTIFICATION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

EMPLOYMENT;

PERSONNEL TESTING;

EID: 77949562536     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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