Feedback acceptance in developmental assessment centers: The role of feedback message, participant personality, and affective response to the feedback session

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 681-703

  Bell, Suzanne T ^a,c   Arthur Jr , Winfred ^b,d  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Editorial Board of Journal of Applied Psychology ^*

^d AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

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EID: 51449111892     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.525     Document Type: Article

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