Employer attractiveness in latin america: The association among foreignness, internationalization and talent recruitment

Journal of International Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 327-344

  Newburry, William ^a   Gardberg, Naomi A ^b   Sanchez, Juan I ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Employer attractiveness; Foreignness; Internationalization; Latin America; Marginalization; Person organization fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905987154     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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