Ability and trait complex predictors of academic and job performance: A person-situation approach

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-69

  Kanfer, Ruth ^a   Wolf, Mark B ^a   Kantrowitz, Tracy M ^b   Ackerman, Phillip L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PreVisor Inc   (United States)

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EID: 72949085958     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2009.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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