Career adaptability: A qualitative understanding from the stories of older women

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 762-768

  McMahon, Mary ^a   Watson, Mark ^b   Bimrose, Jenny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career adaptability; Career construction; Older women; Qualitative; Story; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860682962     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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