The aging workforce handbook [electronic resource] : individual, organizational, and societal challenges / edited by Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou, Ronald J. Burke, Sir Cary L. Cooper.

This volume critically reviews the phenomenon of the aging workforce, adopting an interdisciplinary perspective that examines the challenges raised on an individual, organizational and societal level. Core issues framing the concept of the aging workforce and its consequences are presented by a team...

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Main Authors: Antoniou, Alexander-Stamatios G. (Author, Editor)
Burke, Ronald J. (Author, Editor)
Other Authors: Cooper, Cary L. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
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Variant Title:
The Aging Workforce Handbook: Individual, Organizational and Societal Challenges
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Mental health of the aging workforce / Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou and Ioanna-Io Theodoritsi
  • Organizational initiatives to develop and retain older workers / Ronald J. Burke
  • Successful aging in the workplace : a comparison study of native Greeks, Pontic Greeks, and Albanian immigrants / Marina Dalla and Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou
  • Subjective psychological well-being of the aging workforce in times of economic crisis : the case of Greece / Nikos Drosos and Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou
  • Population aging and labor market policy in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Republic of Korea : the effects of institutional context on old age employment / Heike Schröder, Matt Flynn, Thomas Klassen, Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou and Myung-Joon Park
  • The changing face of education and work : attitudes toward work and its impact on economic growth and the wealth of nations / Bruce Kirkcaldy and Adrian Furnham
  • Stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination toward older workers : a wind of change? / Ulrike Fasbender
  • Wisdom / Marc Schabracq and Roos Schabracq
  • The role of human resource practices and other factors influencing the continuing work participation of older workers in New Zealand / Tim Bentley, Kate Blackwood, Bevan Catley, Michael O'Driscoll, Maree Roche, Stephen T.T. Teo and Linda Twiname
  • Intergenerational learning in organizations : a framework and discussion of opportunities / Fabiola H. Gerpott, Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock and Sven C. Voelpel
  • Critical skills loss--the effect of the disappearance of non-replaceable workforce / Peter Sandborn and Michael K. Williams
  • A conceptual framework for managing intergenerational relations in the workplace / Donald Ropes and Antonia Ypsilanti
  • Maintaining work ability to support and retain older workers / Grant Brady, Jennifer R. Rineer, David M. Cadiz and Donald M. Truxillo
  • Hitting the high notes : healthy aging in professional orchestral musicians / Dianna T. Kenny and Bronwen J. Ackermann
  • Job performance and job attitudes in later life : the role of motives / Gregory R. Thrasher, Reed J. Bramble and Boris B. Baltes
  • Job insecurity, job loss, and reemployment : implications for an aging workforce / Lixin Jiang and Tahira M. Probst
  • On elders' statesmanship. A view from Greek antiquity / Anthony Makrydemetres
  • Demographic trends and implications of the aging workforce, with some policy options for consideration / Asif Mujahid and Ronald J. Ozminkowski
  • Working : time bomb or time well-spent? / Ashley Weinberg
  • Employers attitudes toward older-worker job seekers : a comprehensive review with recommendations for action / Hila Axelrad and Jacquelyn B. James
  • Aging in Asia : challenges and opportunities in China, India, Japan, and South Korea / Sukhbir Sandhu, Saras Sastrowardoyo, John Benson and Christina Scott-Young
  • Compassionate leadership : promoting non-discriminatory practice toward older employees in healthcare / Sue Shea and Christos Lionis.