Proactive personality, employee creativity, and newcomer outcomes: A longitudinal study

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-103

  Kim, Tae Yeol ^a   Hon, Alice H Y ^b   Crant, J Michael ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Employee creativity; Longitudinal study; Perceived insider status; Proactive personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350621366     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9094-4     Document Type: Article

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