Adaptability in the Workplace: Selecting an Adaptive Workforce

Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 41-71

  Pulakos, Elaine D ^a   Dorsey, David W ^a   White, Susan S ^a  

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EID: 33645858273     PISSN: 14793601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-3601(05)06002-9     Document Type: Review

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