Research on Vocational Behavior: The Singapore Perspective

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-342

  Tan, Esther ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 0038813079     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1997.1628     Document Type: Article

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