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This study examined coworker attributes as potential correlates to the perceptions of older workers' job performance. It was found that increased education, more positive attitudes toward retirement, and experience working with older workers might lead to more positive perceptions of older workers' job performance.
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Taylor, G.S., Crino, M.D. & Rubenfeld, S. Coworker attributes as potential correlates to the perceptions of older workers' job performance: An exploratory study. J Bus Psychol 3, 449–458 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01020712
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