Construct validity of assessment center judgments: Analyses of the behavioral reporting method

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 109-128

  Thornton III, George C ^a   Tziner, Aharon ^b   Dahan, Michal ^c   Clevenger, James P ^d   Meir, Elchanan ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 21744462766     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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