Drivers of the expectation of remaining in the same job until retirement age: A working life span demands-resources model

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 347-361

  Liebermann, Susanne C ^a   Wegge, Jürgen ^a   Müller, Andreas ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Early retirement; Employment status; Health; Job Demands Resources model; Turnover intention; Working life span

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878650936     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2012.753878     Document Type: Article

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