Organisational careers versus boundaryless careers: Insights from the accounting profession

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-234

  Smith, Theresa ^a   Sheridan, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting profession; Boundaryless careers; Career managment; Organisational careers

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249167375     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2006.12.3.223     Document Type: Article

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