Symbolic self-completion in academia: Evidence from department web pages and email signature files

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Harmon Jones, Cindy ^a   Schmeichel, Brandon J ^a   Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62249117116     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.541     Document Type: Article

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