A cross-cultural look at assessment center practices: Survey results from Western Europe and North America

Applied Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 557-585

  Krause, Diana E ^a   Thornton III, George C ^b  

^a Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer   (Germany)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 68949184359     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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