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Abstract

Although undergraduate students value preparing themselves for careers that have personal meaning, relatively little curricular attention has been paid to facilitating this goal. In this article, we present a targeted review of the literature on career exploration as a basis for an approach to integrate it into the core undergraduate organizational behavior course offered at most business schools. The approach consists of four components, each consisting of activities that provide opportunities for career exploration. The goal of this approach is to develop a higher level of career adaptability in students, improving their ability to manage career changes and challenges.

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organizational behavior career exploration career adaptability experiential exercises

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Incorporating Career Exploration Into an Introductory Organizational Behavior Course

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