The Weighted Application Blank: A Cost-Effective Tool that Can Reduce Employee Turnover

Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 18-24

  Kaak, Scott R ^a   Feild, Hubert S ^a   Giles, William F ^b   Norris, Dwight R ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b College of Business ^*  (United States)

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EID: 77951448992     PISSN: 00108804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001088049803900204     Document Type: Article

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