The relationships of age with job attitudes: A meta-analysis

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 677-718

  Ng, Thomas W H ^a   Feldman, Daniel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 77955533419     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01184.x     Document Type: Article

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