Flexible work and older workers

The Future for Older Workers: New Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 139-160

  Loretto, Wendy ^a   Vickerstaff, Sarah ^b   White, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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