Older workers and employment: Managing age relations

Ageing and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 415-429

  Brooke, Libby ^a   Taylor, Philip ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age group mix and relations; Age stereotypes; Employment; Older workers; Organizations

Indexed keywords

AGE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE;

EID: 19144365994     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X05003466     Document Type: Article

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