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The Bridge to Retirement: Older Workers Engagement in Post-career Entrepreneurship and Wage-and-salary Employment

Older workers’ choice of bridging employment (self-employment and wage-and-salary employment) was surveyed. Health status was found to be the only shared factor positively influencing both work commitment and the intention to work. Other than the aforementioned, those choosing entrepreneurship or wa...

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Main Author: Kerr, Gerry
Other Authors: Armstrong-Stassen, Marjorie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Entrepreneurship 2011
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Online Access:http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/1026
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