Military job analysis: A historical perspective

Military Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 119-142

  Mitchell, Jimmy L ^a   Driskill, Walter E ^b  

^a Inst for Job and Occup Analysis   (United States)

^b Metrica Inc   (United States)

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EID: 3242860260     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327876mp0803_1     Document Type: Review

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