Effects of an economic recession on leader personality and general mental ability scores

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Robie, Chet ^a   Emmons, Tammy ^b   Tuzinski, Kathleen A ^b   Kantrowitz, Tracy ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PreVisor   (United States)

^c SHLPreVisor Inc   (United States)

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EID: 79955975178     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2011.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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