Measuring work preferences: A multidimensional tool to enhance career self-management

Career Development International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-78

  Gilbert, G Ronald ^a   Sohi, Ravipreet S ^b   McEachern, Adriana G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Job enrichment; Job satisfaction; Personality measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849119796     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430810849542     Document Type: Article

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