Organizational socialization and career success of Asian managers

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 720-737

  Chow, Irene Hau Siu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Career success; Developmental experience; Organizational support; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346736634     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190210125877     Document Type: Article

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