Becoming a 'lifer'? Unlocking career through metaphor

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-41

  El Sawad, Amal ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 19944366292     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0963117904X22917     Document Type: Review

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