The Relationship of Age to Ten Dimensions of Job Performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 392-423

  Ng, Thomas W H ^a   Feldman, Daniel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

age; aging; job performance; meta analysis; older workers

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 41549109730     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.2.392     Document Type: Article

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