Unconscious determinants of career choice and burnout: Theoretical model and counseling strategy

Journal of Employment Counseling

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 170-184

  Malach Pines, Ayala ^a   Yafe Yanai, Oreniya ^b,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Adam Inst for Applied Psychology   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 18244388968     PISSN: 00220787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2001.tb00499.x     Document Type: Article

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