Adjusting to new work teams: Testing work experience as a multidimensional resource for newcomers

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 489-506

  Beus, Jeremy M ^a   Jarrett, Steven M ^b   Taylor, Aaron B ^c   Wiese, Christopher W ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Select International Inc   (United States)

^c Independent Researcher   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Job performance; Newcomer adjustment; Socialization; Teams; Work experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898924357     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1903     Document Type: Article

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