Age and Learning in Organizations

International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2008

Volumn 23, Issue , 2008, Pages 83-105

  Beier, Margaret E ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and learning in organizations; Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); Aptitude Treatment Interactions (ATIs); Cognitive ability robust training success predictor; Motivation and training success; Organizational culture and training and development activities; Self efficacy self assessment; Stability of personality; Training and development process; Understanding age and training performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955522835     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470773277.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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