Newcomers' relationships: The role of social network ties during socialization

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1149-1160

  Morrison, Elizabeth Wolfe ^a  

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EID: 0036963848     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069430     Document Type: Article

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