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Openness to Experience as a Predictor of Job Performance Trajectories

  1. Amirali Minbashian1,*,
  2. Joanne Earl1,
  3. Jim E.H. Bright2

Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00490.x

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Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology

Volume 62, Issue 1, pages 1–12, January 2013

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Minbashian, A., Earl, J. and Bright, J. E.H. (2013), Openness to Experience as a Predictor of Job Performance Trajectories. Applied Psychology:An International Review, 62: 1–12. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00490.x

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  1. 1

    University of New South Wales, Australia

  2. 2

    Australian Catholic University, Australia

* Amirali Minbashian, School of Management, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. Email: amiralim@unsw.edu.au

  1. We thank Daniella Luppino for her assistance in the revision process.

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  1. Issue published online: 5 NOV 2012
  2. Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012

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