Organizational socialization: Making sense of the past and present as a prologue for the future

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 234-279

  Saks, Alan M ^a   Ashforth, Blake E ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000069546     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1997.1614     Document Type: Article

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