A comparison of artificial neural networks and multiple regression in the context of research on personality and work performance

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 540-561

  Minbashian, Amirali ^a   Bright, Jim E H ^b   Bird, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

artificial neural networks; exploratory research; performance; personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049486566     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428109335658     Document Type: Article

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