The Social Validation and Coping Model of Organizational Identity Development: A Longitudinal Test

Journal of Management

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1952-1978

  Smith, Laura G E ^a   Amiot, Catherine E ^b   Smith, Joanne R ^c   Callan, Victor J ^d   Terry, Deborah J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

organizational identification; social validation; socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885148625     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206313488212     Document Type: Article

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