Recruiting global travelers: The role of global travel recruitment messages and individual differences in perceived fit, attraction, and job pursuit intentions

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-201

  Phillips, Jean M ^a   Gully, Stanley M ^a   Mccarthy, John E ^a   Castellano, William G ^a   Kim, Mee Sook ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84893493001     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/peps.12043     Document Type: Article

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