Social rules and attributions in the personnel selection interview

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-203

  Ramsay, Sheryl ^a   Gallois, Cynthia ^a   Callan, Victor J ^a  

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EID: 0031488453     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1997.tb00642.x     Document Type: Article

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