The role of perceived organizational justice in shaping the outcomes of talent management: A research agenda

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 341-353

  Gelens, Jolyn ^a   Dries, Nicky ^b   Hofmans, Joeri ^a   Pepermans, Roland ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

High potentials; HR architecture; Perceived organizational justice; Talent management; Workforce differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886794422     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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