Race, job applicants, and the five-factor model of personality: Implications for black psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, and the five-factor theory

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 531-544

  Collins, Judith M ^a   Gleaves, David H ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032335167     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.4.531     Document Type: Article

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