Who is attracted to an organisation using a forced distribution performance management system?

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 360-378

  Blume, Brian D ^a   Rubin, Robert S ^b   Baldwin, Timothy T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84900445094     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12016     Document Type: Article

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