Exploring the workplace impact of intentional/unintentional age discrimination

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 907-927

  James, Jacquelyn Boone ^a   McKechnie, Sharon ^b   Swanberg, Jennifer ^c   Besen, Elyssa ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age discrimination; Employee engagement; Employee training and development; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889058426     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JMP-06-2013-0179     Document Type: Article

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