Self versus assessor ratings and their classification in assessment centres: Profiling the self-rater

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-99

  Jackson, Duncan J R ^a   Stillman, Jennifer A ^a   Burke, Sarah ^b,c   Englert, Paul ^b,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b OPRA Consulting Group

^c OPRA Consulting Group   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34948819606     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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