Letters of recommendation: An evolutionary psychological perspective

Human Relations

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 315-344

  Colarelli, Stephen M ^a   Alampay, Ma Regina H ^b   Canali, Kristopher G ^c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Human resource management; Letters of recommendation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036337106     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726702553002     Document Type: Article

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