Factors related to bridge employment participation among private sector early retirees

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-71

  Davis, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge employment; Certainty of retirement; Early retirement; Entrepreneurial orientation; Organizational tenure; Pull factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037778990     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-8791(02)00016-7     Document Type: Article

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