The interdependent family-centric career: Career perspective of the overseas Chinese in Indonesia

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-377

  Pekerti, Andre A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 47649131580     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2008.tb00101.x     Document Type: Article

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