New measures of stereotypical beliefs about older workers' ability and desire for development: Exploration among employees age 40 and over

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-418

  Maurer, Todd J ^a   Barbeite, Frank G ^b   Weiss, Elizabeth M ^c   Lippstreu, Michael ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age discrimination; Employee development; Stereotypes; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649112108     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810869024     Document Type: Article

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