The longitudinal impact of self-efficacy and career goals on objective and subjective career success

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-62

  Abele, Andrea E ^a   Spurk, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Career advancement goals; Gender; Longitudinal study; Occupational self efficacy; Salary; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 58749111273     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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