IDENTITY AS NARRATIVE: PREVALENCE, EFFECTIVENESS, AND CONSEQUENCES OF NARRATIVE IDENTITY WORK IN MACRO WORK ROLE TRANSITIONS
Tags: WORK -- Sociological aspects; WORK -- Psychological aspects; IDENTITY (Psychology); SELF-perception; OCCUPATIONAL roles; ORGANIZATIONAL research
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