The accuracy of lay integrity assessments in simulated employment interviews

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 540-557

  Townsend, Robert J ^a   Bacigalupi, Stacy Caron ^a   Blackman, Melinda C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrity assessments

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EID: 34247593780     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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