International perspectives on adverse impact: Europe and beyond

Adverse Impact: Implications for Organizational Staffing and High Stakes Selection

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 349-374

  Hanges, Paul J ^a,b   Feinberg, Emily G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84869754361     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203848418     Document Type: Chapter

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