EFFECTS OF REALISTIC JOB PREVIEWS ON MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES: A META-ANALYSIS.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 December 1998
Jean M. Phillips
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Through a quantitative meta-analysis of 40 studies of realistic job previews (RJPs), 26 of which were published, the effects of RJPs on attrition from the job recruitment process, the level and acc...
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