Recruitment and retention issues in rural labour markets

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-180

  De Hoyos, Maria ^a   Green, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employers; Hard to fill vacancies; Lincolnshire; Recruitment; Retention; Rural labour markets

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR STANDARD; LABOR SUPPLY; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); RURAL ECONOMY;

ENGLAND; LINCOLNSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79956193369     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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