The criterion-related validities and perceived fairness of the situational interview and the situational judgment test in an Iranian organisation

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-142

  Banki, Sara ^a   Latham, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 72949112998     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2009.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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