Examining selective determinants of job performance for entry and lower-level workers in Mexico

Applied Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 547-557

  Linnehan, Frank ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040676938     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.1998.tb00043.x     Document Type: Article

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