Mapping the minds of retirement planners: A cross-cultural perspective

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-382

  Hershey, Douglas A ^a   Henkens, Kéne ^b   Van Dalen, Hendrik P ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Financial planning; Psychology; Retirement; Saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247331768     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022107300280     Document Type: Article

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