Investigating the relationship between employability and self-e.cacy: A cross-lagged analysis

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-425

  Berntson, Erik ^a   Näswall, Katharina ^a   Sverke, Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employability; Self efficacy; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049119412     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320801969699     Document Type: Article

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