Hours invested in professional development during late career as a function of career motivation and satisfaction

Career Development International

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 544-559

  Greller, Martin M ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult education; Age discrimination; Human capital; Lifelong learning; Older workers; Professional education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748989254     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430610692944     Document Type: Review

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