Attracting Applicants on the Web: PO fit, industry culture stereotypes, and website design

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-61

  De Goede, Marije E E ^a   Van Vianen, Annelies E M ^a   Klehe, Ute Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 79951568766     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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