The role of ambiguity tolerance in career decision making

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-26

  Xu, Hui ^a   Tracey, Terence J G ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity tolerance; Career counseling; Career exploration; Career indecision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903689869     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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