Generations in organizations

Research in Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue , 2011, Pages 177-205

  Joshi, Aparna ^a   Dencker, John C ^a   Franz, Gentz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 82955195826     PISSN: 01913085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.riob.2011.10.002     Document Type: Review

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