Newcomers’ future work selves, perceived supervisor support, and proactive socialization in Chinese organizations

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1457-1472

  Zhang, Yanhong ^a   Liao, Jianqiao ^a   Yan, Yanling ^a   Guo, Yun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Future work selves; Job performance; New employees; Perceived supervisor support; Proactive adjustment behavior; Social integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928107183     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2014.42.9.1457     Document Type: Article

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