Self-efficacy as a moderator of the effects of job-search workshops on re-employment: A field experiment

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1778-1804

  Shirom, Arie ^a   Vinokur, Amiram ^b   Price, Richard ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 45749154187     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00369.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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