The Gender Difference: Validity of Standardized Admission Tests in Predicting MBA Performance

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-93

  Hancock, Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 5644261753     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832329909598996     Document Type: Article

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