The impact of selection encounters on applicants: An experimental study into feedback effects after a negative selection decision

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 197-205

  Schinkel, Sonja ^a   Van Dierendonck, Dirk ^a   Anderson, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 2442598105     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2004.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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