... to work among the older population, as well as the main advantages for organizations employing older workers. Design/methodology/approach – The main research objectives were: first, to explore the effect of demographic and socio-economic predictors on an older person’s intention to work; and second...

... knowledge about how some of the best organizations to work for in Brazil implement their workforce demographic age policies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Diversity Inclusion Young workers Age preferences Older workers Organizational demography A mixed method study...

... the competencies and career success and career satisfaction However, the interviews revealed that not all older workers perceived the need to continuously stay up-to-date as positive, pushing them into retirement. Originality/value – The influence of competencies on career success and career satisfaction...

...Anselmo Ferreira Vasconcelos Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine some societal contemporary challenges that encompass both older workers and organizations likewise. Rather, it focusses especially on those ones related to ageist mindset, myths and misinformation about that cohort...

...Marjorie Armstrong‐Stassen; Julian Cattaneo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between organizational downsizing and the extent to which organizations are engaging in human resource practices tailored to the needs of older workers (Study 1) and are providing...

...Marjorie Armstrong‐Stassen; Andrew Templer Purpose The workforce is aging in all industrialized nations and the retention of older workers will become one of the dominant issues in the coming decades. Training is an important component of retention and the availability of training is critical...

... workforce. Observations of the unit and its employees are used to develop a typology of reactions to major change among long‐time, older workers. Strategies are provided to managers who must develop methods to deal with adverse reactions to major organizational changes such as CQI. The typology may...