Recruitment sources and organizational attraction: A field study of Belgian nurses

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 376-391

  van Hoye, Greet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Credibility; Nurses; Organizational attractiveness; Recruitment; Recruitment source; Word of mouth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860808762     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2011.573146     Document Type: Article

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