Work experiences and well-being in the first years of professional work in Switzerland: A ten-year follow-up study

Psychological, Educational, and Sociological Perspectives on Success and Well-Being in Career Development

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 151-170

  Kälin, Wolfgang ^a,b   Keller, Anita C ^a   Tschan, Franziska ^b,c   Elfering, Achim ^a,b   Semmer, Norbert K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84910668364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8911-0_8     Document Type: Chapter

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