Impact of older-worker-friendly organizational policies on retirement attitudes and planning

Organisation Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 170-178

  Cochran, Jeremy ^a   Crowne, Kerri Anne ^b   Carpenter, Caryl E ^b  

^a ACNielsen   (New Zealand)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Older worker friendly organizations; Retirement age; Retirement attitudes; Retirement preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874076065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15416518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15416518.2012.708851     Document Type: Review

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