Comparing the validity and utility of behavior description interview versus assessment center ratings

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 94-104

  Harel, Gedaliahu H ^a   Arditi Vogel, Anat ^a   Janz, Tom ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Personnel Decisions International   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Interviews; Job evaluation; Performance measurement; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042381485     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310465009     Document Type: Review

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