Working beyond 65: Predictors of late retirement for women and men MBAs

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-57

  Frieze, Irene Hanson ^a   Olson, Josephine E ^b   Murrell, Audrey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Managers; Not retiring; Reasons for retirement; Retirement

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMERCE; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RETIREMENT; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 79251472085     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2011.540485     Document Type: Article

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