Explicating the openness to experience construct and its subdimensions and facets in a work setting

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-156

  Mussel, Patrick ^a   Winter, Carolin ^b   Gelléri, Petra ^b   Schuler, Heinz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 79955958174     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2011.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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