Do Older Employees Suffer More from Work Intensification and Other Intensified Job Demands? Evidence from Upper White-Collar Workers
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.60 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
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Submitted on: May 28, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 31, 2019
Published on: Mar 19, 2019
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