Understanding satisfaction with supply chain management careers: An exploratory study

International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-158

  Goffnett, Sean P ^a   Cook, Robert L ^a   Williams, Zachary ^a   Gibson, Brian J ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Career success; Career theory; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861383213     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574091211226966     Document Type: Article

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