Decision making in voluntary career change: An other-than-rational perspective

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-263

  Murtagh, Niamh ^a   Lopes, Paulo N ^a,b   Lyons, Evanthia ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79955420176     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2011.tb00067.x     Document Type: Review

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