Educated immigrant women workers doing well with change: Helping and hindering factors

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-207

  Koert, Emily ^a   Borgen, William A ^a   Amundson, Norman E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 79955425323     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2011.tb00063.x     Document Type: Article

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