More similar than different: Millennials in the U.S. building trades

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-313

  Real, Kevin ^a   Mitnick, Andrea D ^b   Maloney, William F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender beliefs; Generational research; Job values; Millennial workers; Occupational communities; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952424065     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-010-9163-8     Document Type: Article

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