The Transparent Assessment Centre: The Effects of Revealing Dimensions to Candidates

Applied Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 648-668

  Kolk, Nanja J ^a   Born, Marise Ph ^b   Van der Flier, Henk ^c  

^a Berenschot   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0141678024     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1464-0597.00156     Document Type: Article

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