Time Is Money: Polychronicity as a Predictor of Performance Across Job Levels

Human Performance

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-137

  Kantrowitz, Tracy M ^a   Grelle, Darrin M ^a   Beaty, James C ^a   Wolf, Mark B ^b  

^a SHL   (United States)

^b Adaptive Curriculum   (United States)

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EID: 84859885733     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2012.658926     Document Type: Article

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