A theory of planned behavior perspective on hiring Malaysians with disabilities

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 186-200

  Ang, Magdalene C H ^a   Ramayah, T ^b   Amin, Hanudin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Hiring decisions; Malaysians; PLS; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924425614     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EDI-02-2014-0012     Document Type: Review

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