The Psychology of Competitive Advantage: An Adjacent Possibility

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-81

  Ployhart, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84867352341     PISSN: 17549426     EISSN: 17549434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9434.2011.01407.x     Document Type: Article

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