Employer Branding and Corporate Reputation Management in Global Companies: A Signalling Model and Case Illustration

Global Talent Management

Volumn 9780203865682, Issue , 2011, Pages 87-110

  Martin, Graeme ^a   Groen In’t Woud, Saskia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Employer Branding in the Global Talent Management   (United States)

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EID: 80053270134     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203865682     Document Type: Chapter

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