Using an assessment center as a developmental tool for graduate students: A demonstration

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 289-302

  Kottke, Janet L ^a   Shultz, Kenneth S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21744433252     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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