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The Construct Behind Content Validity: New Approaches to a Better Understanding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Maik Spengler ,
Petra Gelléri  and
Heinz Schuler
Maik Spengler*
Affiliation:
S & F Personalpsychologie Managementberatung GmbH
Petra Gelléri
Affiliation:
Hohenheim University
Heinz Schuler
Affiliation:
Hohenheim University
*
E-mail: [email protected], Address: S & F Personalpsychologie Managementberatung GmbH, Hackländerstraße 17, D-70184 Stuttgart, Germany
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , December 2009 , pp. 504 - 508
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2009 

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Hohenheim University, Chair for Psychology (540F)

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