The role of human capital, motivation and supervisor sponsorship in predicting career success

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 577-595

  Wayne, Sandy J ^a   Liden, Robert C ^a   Kraimer, Maria L ^a   Graf, Isabel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0033435439     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199909)20:5<577::AID-JOB958>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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