College quality and employee job performance: Evidence from naval officers

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 700-714

  Bowman, William R ^a   Mehay, Stephen L ^a  

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EID: 0038891589     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390205500408     Document Type: Article

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