Ability-personality interactions when predicting job performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 545-556

  Sackett, Paul R ^a   Gruys, Melissa L ^a   Ellingson, Jill E ^a  

^a N475 Elliott Hall ^*

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EID: 0032344004     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.4.545     Document Type: Article

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