The psychological impact of assessment in a development center

Human Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-167

  Francis Smythe, Jan ^a   Smith, Philip M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Edgecombe Hall   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Impact validity; Procedural justice; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039978388     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679705000203     Document Type: Article

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