Helping older workers cope with continuous quality improvement

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 890-905

  Kidwell Jr , Roland E ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby boomer generation; Continuous improvement; Developmental psychology; Older workers; Psychological contracts; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348217857     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710310505485     Document Type: Article

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