Social Networking Web Sites in Job Search and Employee Recruitment

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-189

  Nikolaou, Ioannis ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

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EID: 84899076971     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.12067     Document Type: Article

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