Perceived fairness in employee selection: The role of applicant personality

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 545-563

  Bernerth, Jeremy B ^a   Feild, Hubert S ^a   Giles, William F ^a   Cole, Michael S ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Justice; Personality; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747882917     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-005-9004-3     Document Type: Article

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