Concept and career-stage differentiation in obsolescence research

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-78

  Pazy, Asya ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0029665905     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199601)17:1<59::AID-JOB735>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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