Generational Differences in Work Ethic: Fact or Fiction?

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 301-315

  Zabel, Keith L ^a   Biermeier Hanson, Benjamin B J ^b   Baltes, Boris B ^a   Early, Becky J ^a   Shepard, Agnieszka ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Generational differences; Twenty first century skills; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991100112     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-016-9466-5     Document Type: Article

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