Generalizability of career orientations: A comparative study in Switzerland and Great Britain

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 779-801

  Gerber, Marius ^a   Wittekind, Anette ^b   Grote, Gudela ^a   Conway, Neil ^c   Guest, David ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Hewitt Associates   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 76949084007     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317909X474740     Document Type: Article

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