Psychological career resources and work engagement of early career consulting staff

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 431-438

  Venter, Jenny ^a   Coetzee, Melinde ^b   Basson, Johan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavioural adaptability; Career development; Psychological career resources; Self esteem; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903190372     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2013.10820648     Document Type: Article

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