Applying Chaos Theory to Careers: Attraction and attractors

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-400

  Pryor, Robert G L ^a   Bright, Jim E H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attraction; Attractors; Career development; Chaos theory; Closed open systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249011012     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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