Do specific types of networking predict specific mobility outcomes? A two-year prospective study

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-245

  Wolff, Hans Georg ^a   Moser, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Career development; Career mobility; Career self management; Networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956534398     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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