The big five personality traits, general mental ability, and career success across the life span

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 621-652

  Judge, Timothy A ^a   Higgins, Chad A ^b   Thoresen, Carl J ^b   Barrick, Murray R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033239201     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1999.tb00174.x     Document Type: Article

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