The Controversy Over Credit Checks in Selection: Using Public Discourse to Gain Insight Into Divergent Beliefs, Concerns, and Experiences

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-347

  Kuhn, Kristine M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

employment law; legal issues; selection staffing; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863700336     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492611427179     Document Type: Article

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