This handbook examines the aging workforce from the perspectives of the individual worker, organisations and society. Comprising six core sections, the handbook covers the following areas: international demographic trends, retirement projections, and retirement policies; contemporary work perspectives and person-environment fit for the older worker; physical capabilities, cognitive abilities, and occupational health of an aging worker; organisational strategies for an older workforce, including research regarding retirement, training and retention; and individual, organisational and societal perspectives on work and retirement.
The contents are as follows: Part one, 'Introduction', contains: Work and aging: introduction / Jerry W. Hedge and Walter C. Borman. Part two, 'Demographic perspectives', contains: Global aging and aging workers / David R. Phillips and Oi-ling Siu; Workforce demographics in the United States: occupational trends, work rates, and retirement projections in the United States / Victoria A. Albright; The aging of the workforce in European countries: demographic trends, retirement projections, and retirement policies / Vegard Skirbekk, Elke Loichinger, and Bilal F. Barakat; The changing workforce demographics in Asia Pacific: a diversity of work and retirement trends / Paul T. Van Katwyk; Aging workforce demographics in Canada: occupational trends, work rates, and retirement projections / Steven F. Cronshaw. Part three, 'Theoretical and methodological perspectives on workforce aging', contains: A review of aging theories and modern work perspectives / Boris B. Baltes, Cort W. Rudolph, and Anne C. Bal; Aging and participation in career development activities / Thomas W. H. Ng and Daniel C. Feldman; Studying the aging worker: research designs and methodologies / Brendan M. Baird, Lindsay Pitzer, Alissa Russell, and Cindy S. Bergeman; Defining age and using age-relevant constructs / Alexander R. Schwall; The aging worker and person-environment fit / Elissa L. Perry, Gina Dokko, and Frank D. Golom.
Part four, 'The older worker', contains: Physical capabilities and occupational health of older workers / Julie A. Maertens, Stefanie E. Putter, Peter Y. Chen, Manfred Diehl, and Yueng-Hsiang (Emily) Huang; The aging process and cognitive capabilities / Tracey E. Rizzuto, Katie E. Cherry, and Jared A. LeDoux; Aging, personality, and work attitudes / Eric D. Heggestad and Ashley M. Andrew; Job performance and the aging worker / Michael A. McDaniel, Bryan J. Pesta, and George C. Banks; Age stereotypes and workplace age discrimination: a framework for future research / Richard A. Posthuma, Maria Fernanda Wagstaff, and Michael A. Campion; Ending on the scrap heap?: the experience of job loss and job search among older workers / Ute-Christine Klehe, Jessie Koen, and Irene E. De Pater; Aging workers and technology / Lori Foster Thompson and Christopher B. Mayhorn. Part five, 'Organizational strategies for an older workforce', contains: Workforce planning with an aging workforce / Martin M. Greller; Recruiting/hiring of older workers / Filip Lievens, Greet Van Hoye, Hannes Zacher; Retention strategies and older workers / Cheryl Paullin and Deborah L. Whetzel; Dynamic learning: discovering, applying, and updating knowledge faster than the speed of change / Lloyd Baird and Darrell Griffin; The training and development of an aging workforce / Margaret E. Beier, Mark S. Teachout, and Cody B. Cox; Job design and redesign for older workers / Joseph Sharit and Sara J. Czaja; Multiple generations in the workplace: exploring the research, influence of stereotypes, and organizational applications / Arlene Pace Green, Laura Mastrangelo Eigel, Jacquelyn Boone James, Danielle Hartmann, and Kate Malter McLean.
Part six, 'Perspectives on work and retirement', contains: Career planning for mid- and late-career workers / Sven Voelpel, Anne Sauer, and Torsten Biemann; Older workers and work-family issues / Tammy D. Allen and Kristen M. Shockley; Retirement planning: new context, process, language, and players / Helen Dennis and Kathryn Thomas Fike; Retirement dilemmas and decisions / Phyllis Moen; Health and fiscal and psychological well-being in retirement / Mo Wang. Part seven, 'Societal perspectives on work and retirement', contains: Aging workers, demographic subgroups, and differential work and retirement opportunities / Lauren Eyster, Demetra Smith Nightingale, and Jaclyn Nidoh; Age-based laws, rules, and regulations in the United States / Arthur Gutman; The fiscal challenge of an aging population in the United States / Sewin Chan; Entitlement programs, retirement-related policies, and governmental politics / Marilyn Moon; The pros and cons of pro-work policies and programs for older workers / Tay K. McNamara, Joelle M. Sano, and John B. Williamson. Part eight, 'Thoughts and future directions', contains: Advancing research and application in work and aging / Jerry W. Hedge and Walter C. Borman.
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