Social comparison processes in an organizational context: New directions

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-125

  Goodman, Paul S ^a   Haisley, Emily ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Levels of analysis; Methods; Organizational context; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845682084     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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