The dynamics of newcomer adjustment: Dispositions, context, interaction, and fit

Perspectives on Organizational Fit

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 99-122

  Kammeyer Mueller, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 70249130097     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203810026     Document Type: Chapter

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