How 'boundaryless' are the careers of high potentials, key experts and average performers?

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-279

  Dries, Nicky ^a   Van Acker, Frederik ^b   Verbruggen, Marijke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boundaryless careers; Career orientation; Career satisfaction; High potentials; New careers; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865802533     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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