Global dual-career exploration and the role of hope and curiosity during the process

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-197

  Harvey, Michael ^a,b   Novicevic, Milorad ^a   Breland, Jacob W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual career couples; Globalization; Jobs

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849111330     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940910928874     Document Type: Review

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