Accent accommodation in the job interview: Impact of interviewer accent and gender

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-22

  Willemyns, Michael ^a   Gallois, Cynthia ^a   Callan, Victor J ^a   Pittam, Jeffery ^a  

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EID: 0031486058     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X970161001     Document Type: Review

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