Broadsided by broad traits: How to sink science in five dimensions or less

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 639-655

  Schneider, Robert J ^a   Hough, Leaetta M ^b   Dunnette, Marvin D ^b  

^a Pers Decisions Research Institutes   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030273930     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199611)17:6<639::AID-JOB3828>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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