Promoting career preparedness and intrinsic work-goal motivation: RCT intervention

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-75

  Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a   Mutanen, Pertti ^b   Vuori, Jukka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Intrinsic motivation; Preparedness; RCT intervention; Work goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255185174     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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