The way you make me feel and behave: Supervisor-triggered newcomer affect and approach-avoidance behavior

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1146-1168

  Nifadkar, Sushil ^a   Tsui, Anne S ^b   Ashforth, Blake E ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879612807     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0133     Document Type: Article

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