Social antecedents of the role stress and career-enhancing strategies of newcomers to organizations: A longitudinal study

Work and Stress

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-217

  Bravo, Maria Jesús ^a   Peiró, José Maria ^a   Rodriguez, Isabel ^a   Whitely, William T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career strategies; Newcomers; Organizational entry; Role stress; Work socialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MODEL; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION; STRESS; WORKER;

EID: 1642578124     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370310001625658     Document Type: Article

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