Projection of own on others' job characteristics: Evidence for the false consensus effect in job characteristics information

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-74

  Oliver, Joy ^a   Bakker, Arnold B ^b   Demerouti, Evangelia ^b   De Jong, Rendel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 15544366280     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2005.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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