Organizational socialization: A field study into socialization success and rate

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-128

  Cooper Thomas, Helena D ^a   Anderson, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 20744441513     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2005.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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