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The researchers adopted a critical incident approach to interviews to ameliorate limitations of retrospective recollection.
“To ameliorate such limitations, the researchers adopted a critical incident approach to the interviews (Flanagan, 1954).”
From What Does It Take to Implement Change Successfully? A Study of the Behaviors of Successful Change Leaders (2011) · cites this paper as Flanagan, 1954
Probing for multiple examples ameliorates problems associated with interviewees 'smoothing' stories even if not eliminated.
“By probing for multiple examples, the problems associated with interviewees 'smoothing' the stories are ameliorated even if not eliminated (Flanagan, 1954).”
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- Authors
- Flanagan, J. C.
- Corresponding author
- Flanagan, John C.
- ORCID
- Flanagan, John C.
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 1954
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 327-358
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W2142325887
- Cited by
- 8,191
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 8.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Keywords
- critical incident technique, employee performance, employee behavior, performance evaluation (human resources), job analysis, human resource management
- MeSH terms
- Behavior, Humans, Psychological Tests, Task Performance and Analysis
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