Selecting political candidates: A longitudinal study of assessment centre performance and political success in the 2005 UK general election

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-25

  Silvester, J ^a   Dykes, C ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Work Psychology Partnership ^*

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EID: 33847665542     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317906X156287     Document Type: Article

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