Exploring the impact of role models on older employees

Career Development International

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 198-209

  Gibson, Donald E ^a   Barron, Lisa A ^b  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Careers; Commitment; Job satisfaction; Older employees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172593     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430310482571     Document Type: Article

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