Fakability of Implicit and Explicit Measures of the Big Five: Research findings from organizational settings

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 211-218

  Vecchione, Michele ^a   Dentale, Francesco ^a   Alessandri, Guido ^a   Barbaranelli, Claudio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 84899055120     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.12070     Document Type: Article

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