Job search as goal-directed behavior: Objectives and methods

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-367

  Hoye, Greet Van ^a   Saks, Alan M ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Job alternatives; Job satisfaction; Job search; Job search behavior; Job search method; Job search objective; Job seeker; Leverage; Network; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749092601     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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