Organizational socialization as instrument and symbol: An extended institutional theory perspective

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-266

  Fogarty, Timothy J ^a   Dirsmith, Mark W ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33749667225     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.13     Document Type: Article

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