From flexibility human resource management to employee engagement and perceived job performance across the lifespan: A multisample study

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 126-154

  Bal, P Matthijs ^a   De Lange, Annet H ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Applied Sciences Arnhem and Nijmegen   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Employee age; Engagement; Flexibility human resource management; Generation differences; Older workers; Selection, optimization, and compensation theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027954753     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12082     Document Type: Article

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