The predictive power of socialization variables for thinking styles among adults in the workplace

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-18

  Zhang, Li fang ^a   Higgins, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non academic setting; Socialization variables; Thinking styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049142197     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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