Effects of Personality on Executive Career Success in the United States and Europe

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-81

  Boudreau, John W ^a   Boswell, Wendy R ^a   Judge, Timothy A ^b  

^a and History   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career success; Executives; International; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006011806     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.2000.1755     Document Type: Article

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