Induction training as socialization: Current practice and attitudes to evaluation in British organizations

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 169-183

  Anderson, Neil R ^a   Cunningham Snell, Nicole A ^a   Haigh, Jeanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030521270     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.1996.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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