Measurement error in research on human resources and firm performance: How much error is there and how does it influence effect size estimates?

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 803-834

  Gerhart, Barry ^a   Wright, Patrick M ^b   McMahan, Gary C ^c   Snell, Scott A ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b and History   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034554106     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2000.tb02418.x     Document Type: Article

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