Bandwidth-fidelity dilemma in personality measurement for personnel selection

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 609-626

  Ones, Deniz S ^a   Viswesvaran, Chockalingam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030273928     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199611)17:6<609::AID-JOB1828>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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