Using assessment center methods for measuring undergraduate business student outcomes

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-78

  Riggio, Ronald E ^a   Mayes, Bronston T ^b   Schleicher, Deidraj ^c  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment centers; Employability; Higher education; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247573019     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492602250519     Document Type: Article

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