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... of 4,667 Italian bank sector’s employees. Findings The results show the invariance of the three dimensional structure of organizational stereotypes towards older workers scale: productivity, reliability and adaptability. Furthermore, the moderation is confirmed: the relationship between organizational...

..., a three-dimensional stereotype content model including both negative (incompetence, inadaptability) and positive (warmth) stereotypes of older workers was created. Construct, convergent, discriminant, and criterion-related validity for the WAS scale were examined across three independent samples...

... of chronological age and investigating mediation effects. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 We only used validated instruments for this research. Respondents answered on a five-point Likert-scale (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree). Competences Age groups Older workers Human resource...

... life Family roles Older workers Due to demographic changes in many countries, such as increased longevity and a greater participation of women in the workforce, a growing number of employees provide care for elderly relatives (Shoptaugh et al., 2012). For instance, approximately 2.38...

... identified continuous career development as a motivator for older workers to continue to work (Kooij et al., 2008). Recently, Zaniboni et al. (2010) showed that job characteristics such as the opportunity for growth and development, as well as decision-making opportunities discourage...

... Group Publishing Limited 2014 Employment Proactive personality Unemployment Age discrimination Age groups Self-efficacy Age Job loss Ageing (biology) Older workers Job search Job seekers Mature age job seekers’ job search experiences, activities, and re-employment...

... structural or incidental labour-force shortages may be inclined to hire early retirees as a remedy. Hence we expect managers to be more inclined to hire early retirees when the organisation faces labour-force shortages (H1). Older workers Recruitment Social norms Stereotypes Changes...

... stereotype that older workers are more resistant to change (RTC). Thus, the main purpose of this paper is to investigate the age/RTC relationship, considering tenure and occupational status (blue/white collar employees) as additional boundary conditions. Furthermore, the paper investigates the relationship...

...., 1996). Organizational justice Older workers Age groups Absenteeism Sickness absence is costly for businesses, public sector organizations and taxpayers. The costs include the basic salary of the absent employee, payments for overtime work, and/or payments to replacement workers, as well...

...Francis Cheung; Anise M.S. Wu Purpose Based on organizational support theory, the aim of this paper is to examine the associations among perceived organizational support, successful aging in the workplace, job satisfaction, and the intentions to stay in organization among older workers. Design...

...Stefan Krumm; Anna Grube; Guido Hertel Purpose Established measures of work values were often developed without consideration of age‐related differences, and thus might not be sensitive for values that are only relevant for specific subgroups (i.e. older workers). Therefore, the purpose...

... in work motivation, and to derive age‐differentiated motivational interventions. Social implications Supporting older workers' motivation in light of the demand for longer individual work lives is becoming an important agenda for employers and policy makers. This research contributes to developing...

... Longitudinal analysis Multi‐level analysis Eldercare services Denmark Older workers Work identity The ability of individuals to derive meaning from their experiences constitutes a central element of individual well‐being (Antonovsky, 1987 ; Chalofsky, 2003 ; Kanungo, 1979 ; Keyes, 2007...

...., 2004). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Older workers Adaptability Workplace Organizational change Employee behaviour The workforce is aging rapidly in many industrialized countries. By 2010, the number of workers in the UA who are age 55 and older will have increased by 46...

...Dirk Buyens; Hans Van Dijk; Thomas Dewilde; Ans De Vos Purpose The purpose of this study is two‐fold. The first is to relate the negative image of older workers to stereotype threat and to propose that effective retention management should start by replacing this negative image. The second...

...Maria Peeters; Hetty van Emmerik; Dorien Kooij; Annet de Lange; Paul Jansen; Josje Dikkers Purpose Little is known about the motivation for older workers to work and to remain active in the labor market. Research on age and motivation is limited and, moreover, conceptually diverse. This paper aims...

... the meaning of the factor age and by considering who is actually termed an older worker. Next, the consequences of cognitive, physical and mental changes during the aging process for work and organizations are being discussed. Before presenting a general introduction to the research contributions...

... and creativity). Figure 1 gives an overview over the main constructs and the hypothesized relationships in our study. Resources Creative thinking Older workers Nurses Creativity is an important topic in management research (Shalley et al., 2004). Researchers defined creativity...

...Maria Peeters; Hetty van Emmerik; Marjorie Armstrong‐Stassen; Francine Schlosser Purpose This study aims to test a model of the relationships among older workers' propensity to engage in development activities (development orientation), their perceptions of the development opportunities associated...