Construct-oriented Biodata: Capturing Change-related and Contextually Relevant Future Performance

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-111

  Allworth, Elizabeth ^a   Hesketh, Beryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0033442041     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2389.00110     Document Type: Article

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