The role of chance events in career decision making

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 561-576

  Bright, Jim E H ^a   Pryor, Robert G L ^a   Harpham, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attribution; Careers; Chance; Choice; Decision making; Happenstance; Serendipity; Vocational

Indexed keywords

EID: 14644403078     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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