Work Worth Doing: A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Discovering and Following One's Calling

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 298-317

  Conklin, Thomas A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

calling; careers; phenomenology; research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863706258     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492611414426     Document Type: Article

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