Proactive personality and career success

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 416-426

  Seibert, Scott E ^b   Grant, J Michael ^c   Kraimer, Maria L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; RANDOMIZATION;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0033142892     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.3.416     Document Type: Article

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