When hospitals provide HR practices tailored to older nurses, will older nurses stay? It may depend on their supervisor

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-390

  Armstrong Stassen, Marjorie ^a   Schlosser, Francine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

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EID: 78049413404     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2010.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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