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How to promote the employability capital of university students? Developing and validating scales

Gloria Caballeroa Department of Business Organization and Marketing, School of Economics and Business, University of Vigo, Vigo, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paula Álvarez-Gonzálezb Department of Business Organization, School of Economics and Business and Marketing, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4892-4355View further author information
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María Jesús López-Miguensa Department of Business Organization and Marketing, School of Economics and Business, University of Vigo, Vigo, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4986-024XView further author information
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Pages 2634-2652 | Received 18 Mar 2020, Accepted 24 Jul 2020, Published online: 20 Aug 2020

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