Workplace flexibility as an organizational response to the aging of the workforce: A comparison of nonprofit and for-profit organizations

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-80

  Matz Costa, Christina ^a   Pitt Catsouphes, Marcie ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging of the workforce; For profit; Nonprofit; Older workers; Organizational adaptation; Organizational response; Social service sector; Workplace flexibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049195762     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488370903333645     Document Type: Article

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