The relation between career decision-making strategies and person-job fit: A study of job changers

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 198-221

  Singh, Romila ^a   Greenhaus, Jeffrey H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career decision making strategies; Environment awareness; Person job fit; Self awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345770408     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-8791(03)00034-4     Document Type: Article

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