Turning small business interns into applicants: The mediating role of perceived justice

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 443-457

  Zhao, Hao ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Internship; Justice; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875597289     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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