Table 1

Types of positioning acts and their results

Attributive positioningSelf-positioning
Positioning acceptedExperience-based knowledge of older workers is said by management to be valuable to the organizationOlder workers perceive their talent as valuable to the organization
Positioning contested/resistedOlder workers' talent is seen as outdated by management due to increased focus on digital technologyOlder workers perceive their talent related to digital transformation as outdated
Older workers are moved into old products that are on their way out
Older workers' talent is not transferred, i.e. not included in the TM practices

Note(s): In the table depicting positioning acts and their results, the attributive positioning of management, is taken as the starting point to which the older workers' self-positioning is related

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