What Employers Want
Job Prospects for Less-Educated Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3310206 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mckinley L Blackburn (0000-0002-3483-2302), Mckinley Blackburn |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | What employers want: Job Prospects for Less-Educated Workers, Harry J Holzer, 1996 |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2525046 |
| OpenAlex | W2090683397 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Men N the Hood
Between Welfare and Work
Opening Doors or Closing Them
African American Fathers
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |