Integrity tests: Critical issues

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-234

  Karren, Ronald J ^a   Zacharias, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Privacy; Selection tests; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249979464     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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