The kuder skills assessmentg-college and adult version: Development and initial validation in a college business sample

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-68

  Rottinghaus, Patrick J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandura; Business; Kuder; Self efficacy; Skills confidence; Social cognitive career theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149149472     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072708325741     Document Type: Article

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