The Relationship of Personality Traits and Self-Monitoring Behavior to Choice of Business Major

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-157

  Noël, Noel Mark ^a   Michaels, Chad ^a   Levas, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^b Carroll College Waukesha   (United States)

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EID: 23844509415     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320309599713     Document Type: Article

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