Benefits of a supportive development climate for older workers

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-437

  Armstrong Stassen, Marjorie ^a   Schlosser, Francine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee development; Older workers; Training; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649083715     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810869033     Document Type: Article

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