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Age bias in the time of Coronavirus: Implications for research and practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2021

Lucinda J. Iles  and
Sharon K. Parker
Lucinda J. Iles*
Affiliation:
Centre for Transformative Work Design, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
Sharon K. Parker
Affiliation:
Centre for Transformative Work Design, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
*
*Corresponding author. Email: Lucinda.Iles@curtin.edu.au
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 14 , Special Issue 1-2: Special Pandemic Issue , June 2021 , pp. 66 - 70
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

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This research was supported by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR; project number CE170100005) and Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship.

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