On the Construct Validity of Integrity Tests: Individual and Situational Factors as Predictors of Test Performance

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 240-257

  Mumford, Michael D ^a   Connelly, Mary Shane ^b   Helton, Whitney B ^b   Strange, Jill M ^b   Osburn, Holly K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035604304     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2389.00177     Document Type: Article

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