Factor Analysis of Importance Ratings in Job Analysis: Note on the Misinterpretation of Cranny and Doherty (1988)

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-284

  Johnson, Jeff W ^a  

^a Pers Decisions Research Institutes   (United States)

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EID: 0346736641     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109442810033004     Document Type: Article

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