Ten classic assessment center errors: Challenges to selection validity

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-88

  Caldwell, Cam ^a   Thornton III, George C ^b   Gruys, Melissa L ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038046306     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102600303200104     Document Type: Review

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