Employment interview on trial: Linking interview structure with litigation outcomes

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 900-912

  Williamson, Laura Gollub ^b   Campion, James E ^b   Roehling, Mark V ^b   Malos, Stanley B ^b   Campion, Michael A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031314079     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.82.6.900     Document Type: Article

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