A mediated moderation model of recruiting socially and environmentally responsible job applicants

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 935-973

  Gully, Stanley M ^a   Phillips, Jean M ^a   Castellano, William G ^a   Han, Kyongji ^a   Kim, Andrea ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84886237032     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/peps.12033     Document Type: Article

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