Adverse impact in employee selection procedures from the perspective of an organizational consultant

Adverse Impact: Implications for Organizational Staffing and High Stakes Selection

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 201-225

  Tippins, Nancy T ^a,b  

^a Valtera Corporation   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

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EID: 84909619976     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203848418     Document Type: Chapter

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