Age-Friendly Organisations: The Role of Organisational Culture and the Participation of Older Workers

Journal of Social Work Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-51

  Appannah, Arti ^a   Biggs, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

age friendly; ageing; change; organisational culture; workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927574308     PISSN: 02650533     EISSN: 14653885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02650533.2014.993943     Document Type: Article

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