The decisions job applicants must make: Insights from a Bayesian perspective

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 66-74

  Murphy, Kevin R ^a   Tam, Anita P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442519217     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2004.00264.x     Document Type: Review

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