Too old or too young? The impact of perceived age discrimination

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-89

  Snape, Ed ^a   Redman, Tom ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645654795     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2003.tb00085.x     Document Type: Article

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