Beyond Impression Management: Evaluating three measures of response distortion and their relationship to job performance

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 340-351

  O'Connell, Matthew S ^a   Kung, Mei Chuan ^a   Tristan, Esteban ^a  

^a Select International Inc   (United States)

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EID: 81255138399     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2011.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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