The effects of college major and job field congruence on job satisfaction

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-251

  Wolniak, Gregory C ^a   Pascarella, Ernest T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career outcomes of college; College majors; Congruence; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044555906     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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