Follow the Leader?: The Effects of Social Influence on Employer Choice

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-282

  Higgins, Monica C ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0035620736     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601101263003     Document Type: Article

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