Adaptation to continued work and early retirement following downsizing: Long-term effects and gender differences

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-256

  Isaksson, Kerstin ^a   Johansson, Gunn ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0034341462     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317900167001     Document Type: Article

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