On the relationships among work characteristics and learning- related behavior: Does age matter?

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 925-950

  De Lange, Annet H ^a   Taris, Toon W ^b,c   Jansen, Paul ^d   Kompier, Michiel A J ^b   Houtman, Irene L D ^e   Bongers, Paulien M ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78649606671     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.649     Document Type: Article

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