Proactive career behaviours and career success during the early career

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 761-777

  De Vos, Ans ^a   De Clippeleer, Inge ^a   Dewilde, Thomas ^a  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

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EID: 76949097351     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317909X471013     Document Type: Article

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