Interindividual differences in intraindividual changes in proactivity during organizational entry: A latent growth modeling approach to understanding newcomer adaptation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 190-210

  Chan, David ^a   Schmitt, Neal ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 0034164079     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.85.2.190     Document Type: Review

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