Managerial career patterns: A review of the empirical evidence

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 592-607

  Vinkenburg, Claartje J ^a   Weber, Torsten ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Bridging People and Ideas   (Germany)

Author keywords

Career patterns; Empirical access; Literature review; Managerial careers; Optimal matching analysis; Pattern dimensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860665141     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.02.001     Document Type: Review

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