Work Engagement and Career: Proposing Research Agendas Through a Review of Literature

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-54

  Lee, Yunsoo ^a   Kwon, Kibum ^a   Kim, Woocheol ^b   Cho, Daeyeon ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University of Technology and Education   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

career; literature review; work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962585736     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484316628356     Document Type: Review

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