The role of cognitive ability in the subgroup differences and incremental validity of assessment center exercises

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 357-374

  Goldstein, Harold W ^a   Yusko, Kenneth P ^b   Braverman, Eric P ^b   Smith, D Brent ^b   Chung, Beth ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032093322     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1998.tb00729.x     Document Type: Article

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