Age and technology innovation in the workplace: Does work context matter?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1612-1620

  Rizzuto, Tracey E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Implementation; Organizational climate; Technology

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE-BASED; CONTEXT MATTERS; HIERARCHICAL LINEAR MODELS; IMPLEMENTATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; WORKPLACE TRENDS;

INNOVATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79960264310     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.01.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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