The Aging Workforce Handbook

Individual, Organizational and Societal Challenges

Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou, Ronald J. Burke, Cary L. Cooper, Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou, Ronald J. Burke, Cary L. Cooper

• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781786354488
• eBook ISBN:
  9781786354471
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

This volume critically reviews the phenomenon of the aging workforce, adopting an interdisciplinary perspective that examines the challenges raised on an individual, organizational and societal level. Core issues framing the concept of the aging workforce and its consequences are presented by a team of leading contributors from around the world. 

Despite the visible trend towards a much older global population and workforce, research on the aging workforce, employment and retirement is in its infancy and faces a range of paradoxes. Taking under consideration all the challenges, ranging from the microenvironment of the individual level (individual, family, friends) to the organizational and macro-environment of the society (infrastructure, services, legislations etc.), this is an essential resource for policymakers and organizations designing strategies to address the challenge of the ageing society. Scholars, graduates and researchers in occupational and health psychology, human resources, business and management, as well as sociology, will gain a better understanding of the changing trends in the characteristics of the workforce through this multi-level review.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• The Aging Workforce Handbook: Individual, Organizational, and Societal Challenges
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1 Mental Health of the Aging Workforce
• Chapter 2 Organizational Initiatives to Develop and Retain Older Workers
• Chapter 3 Successful Aging in the Workplace: A Comparison Study of Native Greeks, Pontic Greeks, and Albanian Immigrants
• Chapter 4 Subjective Psychological Well-Being of the Aging Workforce in Times of Economic Crisis: The Case of Greece
• Chapter 5 Population Aging and Labor Market Policy in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Republic of Korea: The Effects of Institutional Context on Old Age Employment
• Chapter 6 The Changing Face of Education and Work: Attitudes toward Work and Its Impact on Economic Growth and the Wealth of Nations
• Chapter 7 Stereotype, Prejudice, and Discrimination toward Older Workers: A Wind of Change?
• Chapter 8 Wisdom
• Chapter 9 The Role of Human Resource Practices and Other Factors Influencing the Continuing Work Participation of Older Workers in New Zealand
• Chapter 10 Intergenerational Learning in Organizations: A Framework and Discussion of Opportunities
• Chapter 11 Critical Skills Loss – The Effect of the Disappearance of Non-Replaceable Workforce
• Chapter 12 A Conceptual Framework for Managing Intergenerational Relations in the Workplace
• Chapter 13 Maintaining Work Ability to Support and Retain Older Workers⤀
• Chapter 14 Hitting the High Notes: Healthy Aging in Professional Orchestral Musicians
• Chapter 15 Job Performance and Job Attitudes in Later Life: The Role of Motives
• Chapter 16 Job Insecurity, Job Loss, and Reemployment: Implications for an Aging Workforce
• Chapter 17 On Elders’ Statesmanship. A View from Greek Antiquity
• Chapter 18 Demographic Trends and Implications of the Aging Workforce, with Some Policy Options for Consideration
• Chapter 19 Working: Time Bomb or Time Well-Spent?
• Chapter 20 Employers’ Attitudes toward Older-Worker Job Seekers: A Comprehensive Review with Recommendations for Action
• Chapter 21 Aging in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in China, India, Japan, and South Korea
• Chapter 22 Compassionate Leadership: Promoting Non-Discriminatory Practice toward Older Employees in Healthcare
• Index