Subjective estimates of job performance after job preview: Determinants of anticipated learning curves

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-48

  Ackerman, Phillip L ^a   Shapiro, Stacey ^a   Beier, Margaret E ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Learning and job performance; Self estimates; Trait complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649808194     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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