Comparing the levels of individualism/collectivism between baby boomers and generation X: Implications for teamwork

Management Research News

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 749-761

  Sirias, Danilo ^a   Brotherton, Timothy ^a   Karp, H B ^b  

^a Saginaw Valley State University   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby boomer generation; Baby buster generation; Collectivism; Demography; Individual behaviour; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992929427     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170710823467     Document Type: Article

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