Antecedents and consequences of perceived barriers to obtaining mentoring: A longitudinal investigation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1897-1920

  Blickle, Gerhard ^a   Schneider, Paula B ^a   Meurs, James A ^b   Perrewé, Pamela L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955732767     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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