E-recruiting and fairness: The applicant's point of view

Information Technology and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 59-67

  Thielsch, Meinald T ^a   Träumer, Lisa ^a   Pytlik, Leoni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Rewe Group HR Development   (Germany)

Author keywords

E recruiting; Fairness; Justice; Online application; Recruiting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860585799     PISSN: 1385951X     EISSN: 15737667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10799-012-0117-x     Document Type: Article

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