Protean and boundaryless careers as metaphors

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-63

  Inkson, Kerr ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boundaryless career; Career; Metaphor; Protean career

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746089553     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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