Quid pro quo? Examining talent management through the lens of psychological contracts

Personnel Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 126-142

  Höglund, Mathias ^a  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Employees attitudes; Human capital; Psychological contracts; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856791644     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483481211199991     Document Type: Article

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