Dimensions of biodata items and their relationships to item validity

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 331-350

  Lefkowitz, Joel ^a   Gebbia, Melissa I ^b   Balsam, Tamar ^b   Dunn, Linda ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033244692     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317999166716     Document Type: Article

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