Longitudinal analysis of ability-job complexity fit and job change

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 937-967

  Wilk, Steffanie L ^a   Sackett, Paul R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030300484     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1996.tb02455.x     Document Type: Article

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