The Influence of Physical Appearance on Personnel Selection

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 613-624

  Shannon, Micheal L ^a   Stark, C Patrick ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Beardedness; Employment interview; Personnel selection; Physical appearance bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141592401     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2003.31.6.613     Document Type: Article

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