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Perceptions of Employer Attractiveness across Employee Cohorts in Slovakia

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2025-0020 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
Language: English
Page range: 327 - 342
Submitted on: Jul 21, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 2, 2025
Published on: Nov 19, 2025
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