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Portfolio careers: Are they the answer?

BDJ In Practice volume 36, pages 16–19 (2023)Cite this article

  • Discuss the reported factors causing high levels of stress in the profession

  • Consider the overlapping areas with the concept of portfolio careers

  • Assess the role portfolio careers play in reducing stress burdens - or inadvertently increasing them

Discuss the reported factors causing high levels of stress in the profession

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Westgarth, D. Portfolio careers: Are they the answer?. BDJ In Pract 36, 16–19 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-023-2194-4

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