Got image? Examining organizational image in web recruitment

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-76

  Lyons, Brian D ^a   Marler, Janet H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate image; Individual perception; Organizations; Recruitment; Web sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751641078     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111099628     Document Type: Article

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