Selection, socialisation, and mutual adaptation: Resolving discrepancies between people and work

Applied Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-288

  Semmer, Norbert ^a   Schallberger, Urs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039336004     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.1996.tb00768.x     Document Type: Article

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