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Overqualified Employees: Perspectives of Older Workers
Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2011In their focal article, Erdogan, Bauer, Peiro, and Truxillo (2011) briefly note that overqualified older workers, in particular, are more likely to be a benefit rather than a liability to the organization. We expand on this idea, focusing on three dynamics that can explain why older workers find benefits in being overqualified: developmental changes ...
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The specific accident factor of older employees
Accident Analysis & Prevention, 1993The aim of this study was to find out the specific accident factor of older workers by comparing them to younger workers. The data consist of 99 occupational accidents in which 102 persons were seriously injured. Eighteen of the victims were over 50 years old. The particular accident risk of older employees was getting run over by moving vehicles.
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Older employees and technology use
Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, 2017Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
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The Working Capacity of the Older Employee
Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal, 1969Measurements of working capacity in the factory should include tests of aerobic power, obesity, and strength. Aerobic power shows a progressive decline throughout the span of working life, and by the age of 60 many men and almost all women seem unlikely to sustain an eight-hour work load at three times the resting level of energy expenditure without ...
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Fatigue and Insufficient Leisure Opportunities in Older Employees
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2016The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of age on fatigue prevalence and the potential recovery effect of leisure opportunities.The study was based on the Austrian Health Interview Survey 2006/2007. We investigated data of a subsample of working adults, which consisted of 5018 subjects (51.8% males) aged 35 to 59 years.
Daniela, Haluza, Gerhard, Blasche
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Do unions protect older employees' pay?
Industrial Relations Journal, 2018AbstractThere was a substantial fall in older British employees' wages and earnings, relative to younger employees, over the 1990s and 2000s. This shift in the lifetime fortunes of employees was possibly stimulated by pressures of increased competition, and intensified technological and organisational change, along with the high cost to employers of ...
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Training older employees: what is effective?
International Journal of Manpower, 2015Purpose– Employees older than 55 years of age have a much lower share in training than other employees. The purpose of this paper is to propose that one of the reasons for this phenomenon that has not been taken into account so far is that their training is less effective.Design/methodology/approach– This paper shows that training of older employees ...
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Work engagament of older employees
2017The aging of the labor force is observed in most developed and developing countries. The employment rate of older employees has been increasing every year and it appears to be not changed in the nearest future. The aging workforce is a serious challenge for organizations due to the prevailing stereotypical approach that older employees are less ...
Gaurylienė, Agnė, Korsakienė, Renata
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