After the pink slip: Applying dynamic motivation frameworks to the job search experience

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-284

  Wanberg, Connie R ^a   Zhu, Jing ^b   Kanfer, Ruth ^c   Zhang, Zhen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860514794     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0157     Document Type: Article

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