Effects of descriptor specificity and observability on incumbent work analysis ratings

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 601-628

  Dierdorff, Erich C ^a   Morgeson, Frederick P ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68949110162     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2009.01151.x     Document Type: Article

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