...Vidmantas Tūtlys; Jonathan Winterton; Odeta Liesionienė Purpose This paper aims to investigate issues affecting the integration of retired military officers into civilian work using a competence model as an analytical framework. Design/methodology/approach The paper combines literature review...

...Hitendra Pillay; Kathy Kelly; Megan Tones Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the transitional employment (TE) aspirations and training and development needs of older and younger workers at risk of early retirement due to limited education and/or employment in blue‐collar (BC...

...Steven H. Appelbaum; Eric Patton; Barbara Shapiro The literature on downsizing and downsizing through early retirement programs lead to a clear conclusion: managers must take a very thoughtful approach to downsizing. Poor planning, knee‐jerk reactions, miscommunication with employees...