The predictive and incremental validity of the situational and patterned behavior description interviews for teamplaying behavior

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-115

  Klehe, Ute Christine ^a   Latham, Gary P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 20744437911     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2005.00305.x     Document Type: Review

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