Linearity of Personality-Performance Relationships: A large-scale examination

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 310-320

  Whetzel, Deborah L ^a   McDaniel, Michael A ^b   Yost, Amy Powell ^c   Kim, Nicole ^b  

^a HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Capital One   (United States)

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EID: 77955730172     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00514.x     Document Type: Review

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