Understanding the determinants of employer use of selection methods

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-124

  Wilk, Steffanie L ^a,b   Cappelli, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037354616     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00145.x     Document Type: Article

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