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Tilting at windmills and improving personality assessment practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2019

Neil D. Christiansen*
Affiliation:
Central Michigan University
Peter A. Fisher
Affiliation:
Wilfrid Laurier University,
Chet Robie
Affiliation:
Wilfrid Laurier University,
Stuart Quirk
Affiliation:
Magnolia Counseling Associates
*
*Corresponding author. Email: chris1nd@cmich.edu

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© Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2019 

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