Reactions to Employment Equity Programs and Situational Interviews: A Laboratory Study

Human Performance

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-265

  Seijts, Gerard H ^a   Jackson, Shannan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035598278     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327043HUP1403_3     Document Type: Article

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