Maximal and typical measures of job performance: An analysis of performance variability over time

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-145

  Deadrick, Diana L ^a   Gardner, Donald G ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximal performance; Performance constructs; Performance variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249123732     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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