Two for the Price of One: Assessment Center Training to Focus on Behaviors Can Transfer to Performance Appraisals

Therese Macan; Katie Mehner; Lyndsey Havill; John P. Meriac; Lisa Roberts; Laura Heft

doi:10.1080/08959285.2011.614664

Two for the Price of One: Assessment Center Training to Focus on Behaviors Can Transfer to Performance Appraisals

Therese Macan
, Katie Mehner
, Lyndsey Havill
, John P. Meriac
, Lisa Roberts
, Laura Heft

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Human Performance
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08959285.2011.614664
State	Published - Jan 11 2011

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