Applicants' Self-presentational Behavior across Cultures: Less self-presentation in Switzerland and Iceland than in the United States

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-339

  König, Cornelius J ^a   Hafsteinsson, Leifur G ^b   Jansen, Anne ^c   Stadelmann, Eveline H ^c  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 81255143546     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2011.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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