Generation X and the boomers: organizational myths and literary realities

Management Research News

Volumn 27, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1-28

  Appelbaum, Steven H ^a   Serena, Maria ^b   Shapiro, Barbara T ^a  

^a John Molson School of Business   (United Kingdom)

^b 1er Etage   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baby boomer generation; Organizational theory; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993027260     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170410784635     Document Type: Article

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