Creating an individual work identity

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-61

  Walsh, Kate ^a   Gordon, Judith R ^b  

^a 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational identity; Organizational

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049083892     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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