The construction of career through goal-directed action

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 499-514

  Young, Richard A ^a   Valach, Ladislav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 2442658091     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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