Social Skill as Moderator of the Conscientiousness - Performance Relationship: Convergent Results Across Four Studies

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 809-820

  Witt, L A ^a   Ferris, Gerald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141872913     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.88.5.809     Document Type: Article

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