Building Situational Stimuli in Assessment Center Exercises: Do Specific Exercise Instructions and Role-Player Prompts Increase the Observability of Behavior?

Human Performance

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 255-271

  Schollaert, Eveline ^a   Lievens, Filip ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84863812377     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2012.683907     Document Type: Article

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