The ageing population and knowledge work: A context for action

Foresight

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-76

  Jorgensen, Bradley ^a  

^a Strategic Human Resources Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing (biology); Employee development; Knowledge management; Lifelong learning; Society; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844424705     PISSN: 14636689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636680510581321     Document Type: Article

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