Becoming a scientist: The effects of WorkGroup size and organizational climate

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-336

  Louis, Karen Seashore ^a   Holdsworth, Janet M ^a   Anderson, Melissa S ^a,b   Campbell, Eric G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Higher Education ^*

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 34248641391     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2007.0017     Document Type: Article

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