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Enumerate the strengths and weaknesses of the polygraph as a management tool for decision-making. What polygraph uses are legitimate? What uses of the polygraph are illegitimate?

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The strengths and weaknesses of a polygraph test as a management tool for decision-making are examined.

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The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 protects employees from illegal lie detector tests administered by their employees. This act protects employees of private companies, not any branch of government, from having to take a lie detector tests required by ...

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