Self-Enhancement in Military Leaders: Its Relevance to Officer Selection and Performance

Applied Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 670-695

  Lönnqvist, Jan Erik ^a   Paunonen, Sampo ^b   Nissinen, Vesa ^c   Ortju, Keijo ^a   Verkasalo, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 84860419209     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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