Uncovering curvilinear relationships between conscientiousness and job performance: how theoretically appropriate measurement makes an empirical difference.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Applied Psychology

• Publication date

  2014-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/a0034688PMID 24188394
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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