Striving for self-verification during organizational entry

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 360-380

  Cable, Daniel M ^a   Kay, Virginia S ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84860513434     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0397     Document Type: Article

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