Proactivity during organizational entry: The role of desire for control

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-214

  Ashford, Susan J ^a   Black, J Stewart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030555806     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.81.2.199     Document Type: Article

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