A note on the success ratio and the utility of fixed hiring rate personnel selection decisions

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 952-958

  De Corte, Wilfried ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0033261978     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.6.952     Document Type: Article

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