Does method of acquisition affect the quality of expert judgment? A comparison of education with on-the-job learning

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-258

  Summers, Barbara ^a   Williamson, Trevor ^b   Read, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042813947     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317904774202162     Document Type: Article

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