Personality assessment in personnel selection using the MMPI-2: A cross-cultural comparison

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-298

  Zapata Sola, Antonio ^a   Kreuch, Tony ^b   Landers, Richard N ^c   Hoyt, Tim ^d   Butcher, James N ^c  

^a Puerto Rican Electric Power Authority   (Puerto Rico)

^b Sandia Laboratories Human Reliability Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural assessment; Instrumental study; MMPI 2; Personality testing; Personnel selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249095488     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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