Career adaptability, job search self-efficacy and outcomes: A three-wave investigation among Chinese university graduates

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 561-570

  Guan, Yanjun ^a   Deng, Hong ^b   Sun, Jiaqing ^a   Wang, Yanan ^a   Cai, Zijun ^a   Ye, Lihui ^c   Fu, Ruchunyi ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Zhang, Shu ^a   Li, Yuhui ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Career adaptability; Career construction theory; Job search; Person job fit; Person organization fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887159100     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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