The dark side of socialization: Longitudinal investigation of newcomer alcohol use

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 334-355

  Songqi, Liu ^a   Wang, Mo ^b   Bamberger, Peter ^c,d   Junqi, Shi ^e   Bacharach, Samuel B ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84946175436     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0239     Document Type: Article

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