Testing the combined effects of newcomer information seeking and manager behavior on socialization

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 72-83

  Bauer, Talya N ^a   Green, Stephen G ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032394246     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.1.72     Document Type: Article

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