Comparison between the Spanish and Italian early work retirement models: A cluster analysis approach

Personnel Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 380-403

  Alcover, Carlos María ^a   Crego, Antonio ^a   Guglielmi, Dina ^b   Chiesa, Rita ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjustment to retirement; Cluster analysis; Early work retirement; Italy; Psychosocial profiles; Retirement; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859377765     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483481211212995     Document Type: Article

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