Making sense of mistakes in managerial careers

Career Development International

Volumn 10, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 359-374

  Blenkinsopp, John ^a   Zdunczyk, Kasia ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Career satisfaction; Careers; Managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744512349     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430510615292     Document Type: Review

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