Rejected but still there: Shifting the focus in applicant reactions to the promotional context

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-416

  Ford, Deborah K ^a   Truxillo, Donald M ^a   Bauer, Talya N ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73149089193     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2009.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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