Using a theory of vocational personalities and work environments to explore subjective well-being

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-59

  Don Gottfredson, Gary ^a   Duffy, Ryan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Career theory; Job satisfaction; Person environment congruence

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649015310     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072707309609     Document Type: Article

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