Career Success of Knowledge workers: The Effects of Perceived Organizational Support and Person-Job Fit

Yu Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/ib.2010.24051                

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review relevant literatures on career success and develop a theoretical framework and testable propositions concerning how person-job ?t and perceived organizational support relate to career success.

Keywords

Knowledge Workers, Perceived Organizational Support, Person-Job Fit

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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