Career aspirations of older workers: An Australian study

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 298-305

  Pillay, Hitendra ^a   Kelly, Kathy ^b   Tones, Megan ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Local Government Association of Queensland Inc   (Australia)

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EID: 71049125499     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2006.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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