... against older workers can result in age discrimination against younger employees. Employee relations Age discrimination Managerial psychology Downsizing Conflict The theoretical underpinnings of the oedipal framework applied in this paper are based on two concepts: Sigmund Freud’s...

... to downplay or even conceal their age. Dr Brent J. Lyons can be contacted at: blyons@sfu.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Age discrimination Age groups Stereotypes In developed countries, increases in average lifespan (World Health Organization, 2011) and the lifting...

... search intensity. However, self-efficacy has so far not been examined as a mediator of this association: Employment Proactive personality Unemployment Age discrimination Age groups Self-efficacy Age Job loss Ageing (biology) Older workers Job search Job seekers Mature age job...

... . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Retention Age groups Age discrimination Stereotypes Retirement There are two, albeit contradictory, frameworks associated with understanding age-related issues in organizations, and the following Special Issues address these two different...

... workers the relationship is more negative for intentional discrimination. Research limitations/implications – Age discrimination is a critical issue for managerial psychology. While the authors' study is limited to one organization, the idea of unintentional discrimination may make it easier...

... indicated that age discrimination based on age stereotypes was widespread in the labor market (European Commission, 2009). According to conventional beliefs, older workers are poorer performers and are less motivated (Abraham and Hansson, 1995 ; Shore et al., 2003), have a lower ability to learn...

... driver's statement about age discrimination; EEOC, 2009). Discrimination Job loss Age discrimination Disabilities Ethnic groups Self esteem Redundancy In seeking research relevant to DJL, we searched the Web of Knowledge [1] using the following terms: constructive discharge...

... Unemployment discrimination Stereotypes Selection biases Racial discrimination Age discrimination Unemployment To better understand the implications of heuristic theory, it is important to identify how heuristic use may affect selection decisions regarding the unemployed. Employees are laid off...

... by aging workers themselves. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Stereotypes Employee development Age discrimination United States of America Employee learning and development is increasingly important to organizational effectiveness and performance (see Davenport and Prusak...