Intelligence is multidimensional: Theoretical review and implications of specific cognitive abilities

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-27

  Schneider, W Joel ^a   Newman, Daniel A ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattell Horn Carroll Theory of Cognitive Abilities; Intelligence; Personnel Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918799018     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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