Situational judgment tests: Method or construct?

Situational Judgment Tests: Theory, Measurement, and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 135-155

  Schmitt, Neal ^a   Chan, David ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84920762053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203774878     Document Type: Chapter

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