Goals and motivation related to work in later adulthood: An organizing framework

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 253-264

  Kanfer, Ruth ^a   Beier, Margaret E ^b   Ackerman, Phillip L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Goals; Motivation; Older workers; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878665023     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2012.734298     Document Type: Article

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