Great expectations - And what comes of it: The effects of unmet expectations on work motivation and outcomes among newcomers

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 256-268

  Taris, Toon W ^a   Feij, Jan A ^b   Capel, Sandra ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33845384566     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2006.00350.x     Document Type: Review

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