Situational and patterned behavior description interviews: A comparison of their validity, correlates, and perceived fairness

Human Performance

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-47

  Day, Arla L ^a   Carroll, Sarah A ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0037251851     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327043HUP1601_2     Document Type: Article

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