The role of career values for work engagement during the transition to working life

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 466-475

  Sortheix, Florencia M ^a   Dietrich, Julia ^b   Chow, Angela ^c   Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Career transition; Career values; Engagement; Person organization fit; Value congruence; Work values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887144911     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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