The Importance of Job Training to Job Satisfaction of Older Workers

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-76

  Leppel, Karen ^a   Brucker, Eric ^a   Cochran, Jeremy ^b  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACNielsen   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

job satisfaction; job training; older workers

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR RELATIONS; LOGIT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAINING; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RETIREMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855958684     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2012.629136     Document Type: Article

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