Action-state orientation and the theory of planned behavior: A study of job search in China

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 490-503

  Song, Zhaoli ^a   Wanberg, Connie ^b   Niu, Xiongying ^c   Xie, Yizhong ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Action state orientation; China; Job search; Theory of planned behavior; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646581060     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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