Personality and organizations: A test of the homogeneity of personality hypothesis

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 462-470

  Schneider, Benjamin ^a   Smith, D Brent ^a   Taylor, Sylvester ^b   Fleenor, John ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP   (United States)

^c Mediappraise Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 0032337197     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.3.462     Document Type: Article

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