Reducing voluntary, avoidable turnover through selection

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 159-166

  Barrick, Murray R ^a,b   Zimmerman, Ryan D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 12944332998     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.1.159     Document Type: Article

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