Applicant reactions to situational judgment tests: Research and related practical issues

Situational Judgment Tests: Theory, Measurement, and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 233-249

  Bauer, Talya N ^a   Truxillo, Donald M ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920764966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203774878     Document Type: Chapter

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