Exploring predictors of alternative job changes

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-82

  Fields, Dail ^a   Dingman, Myra E ^a   Roman, Paul M ^b   Blum, Terry C ^c  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 19944361869     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317904X22719     Document Type: Review

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