Honest and Deceptive Impression Management in the Employment Interview: Can It Be Detected and How Does It Impact Evaluations?

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 395-444

  Roulin, Nicolas ^a   Bangerter, Adrian ^b   Levashina, Julia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84929503793     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/peps.12079     Document Type: Article

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