Organizational identification: Extending our understanding of social identities through social networks

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-434

  Jones, Candace ^a   Volpe, Elizabeth Hamilton ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational identification; Relationships; Social identity theory; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953038260     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.694     Document Type: Article

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