Vocational self-concept crystallization as a mediator of the relationship between career self-management and job decision effectiveness

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 234-243

  Weng, Qingxiong ^a   McElroy, James C ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career self management; Job decision effectiveness; Mediated effect; Vocational self concept crystallization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649273478     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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