Assessment of Situational Demands in a Selection Interview: Reflective style or sensitivity?

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 475-485

  Melchers, Klaus G ^a   Bösser, Dieter ^b   Hartstein, Thomas ^c   Kleinmann, Martin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Akademie für Christliche Führungskräfte   (Switzerland)

^c DekaBank   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84869832973     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.12010     Document Type: Article

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