Self-initiated mentoring and career success: A predictive field study

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-101

  Blickle, Gerhard ^a   Witzki, Alexander ^a   Schneider, Paula B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Career proactivity; Networking; Self initiated mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 58749109144     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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