Changing careers: The effects of social context

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 595-618

  Higgins, Monica C ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0035645229     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.104     Document Type: Article

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