Human resource costs and benefits of maintaining a mature-age workforce

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 260-263+219

  Brooke, Libby ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benefits; Costs; Human resource management; Older employees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141643149     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720310479732     Document Type: Review

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