A meta-analytic investigation of cognitive ability in employment interview evaluations: Moderating characteristics and implications for incremental validity

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 459-473

  Huffcutt, Allen I ^a   Roth, Philip L ^b   McDaniel, Michael A ^b  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030504619     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.81.5.459     Document Type: Review

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