Do interviewers sell themselves short? The effects of selling orientation on interviewers' judgments

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 624-651

  Marr, Jennifer Carson ^a   Cable, Dan M ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84903633148     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0504     Document Type: Article

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