(In)validating stereotypes about older workers influences their intentions to retire early and to learn and develop

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-98

  Gaillard, Mathieu ^a   Desmette, Donatienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 77951032719     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530903435763     Document Type: Article

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