The professional career on the right track: A study on the interaction between career self-management and organizational career management in explaining employee outcomes

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-80

  De Vos, Ans ^a   Dewettinck, Koen ^a   Buyens, Dirk ^a,b  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Career self management; Career success; Commitment; Organizational career management

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649092841     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320801966257     Document Type: Article

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