Factors influencing career choice of management students in India

Career Development International

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-376

  Agarwala, Tanuja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Career guidance; Careers; India; National cultures; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349102293     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430810880844     Document Type: Article

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