Are generational differences in work values fact or fiction? Multi-country evidence and implications

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2268-2294

  Cogin, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

age; Baby Boomer; Generation X; Generation Y; generations; older workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859587646     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.610967     Document Type: Article

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