A longitudinal study of the determinants and outcomes of career change

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-91

  Carless, Sally A ^a   Arnup, Jessica L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career change; Occupational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649882835     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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