An introduction to situational judgment testing

Situational Judgment Tests: Theory, Measurement, and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Weekley, Jeff A ^a   Ployhart, Robert E ^b  

^a Kenexa ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 67651056772     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203774878     Document Type: Chapter

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