Incremental validity of empirically keyed biodata scales over GMA and the Five Factor personality constructs

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 299-323

  Mount, Michael K ^a   Witt, L A ^b   Barrick, Murray R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034346248     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2000.tb00203.x     Document Type: Article

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