Professionals who quit: their changing perceptions of careers and the meaning of work

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2-4, 2001, Pages 251-267

  Costello, Melinda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Career change; career dropouts; voluntary career change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951715684     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhrdm.2001.001009     Document Type: Article

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