Multi generations in the workforce: Building collaboration

IIMB Management Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-66

  Srinivasan, Vasanthi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

Author keywords

Generations; India

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858335931     PISSN: 09703896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iimb.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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