Person-environment fit or person plus environment: A meta-analysis of studies using polynomial regression analysis

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-321

  Yang, Liu Qin ^a   Levine, Edward L ^a   Smith, Mark A ^b   Ispas, Dan ^a   Rossi, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Valtera Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross validation; Non linear terms; Person environment fit; Polynomial regression analysis; R2 change

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849126199     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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