A Meta-Analytic Examination of Realistic Job Preview Effectiveness: A Test of Three Counterintuitive Propositions

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 407-434

  Meglino, Bruce M ^a   Ravlin, Elizabeth C ^a   Denisi, Angelo S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010703540     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(00)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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