Strength in adversity: The influence of psychological capital on job search

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 811-839

  Chen, Don J Q ^a   Lim, Vivien K G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coping with job loss; Job search; Perceived employability; Psychological capital; Reemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864123810     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1814     Document Type: Article

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