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Managing older employees after downsizing

Scandinavian Journal of Management, 2003
Abstract The implementation of a downsizing programme based on an early retirement scheme has been investigated together with its effect on 144 individuals, aged 55 yr or over who remained in the company afterwards (“Stayers”). Special attention has been paid to the effects of a rejected application. Two-wave panel data, 18 months apart, were used to
Kerstin Isaksson, Gunn Johannson
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Adapting training for older employees

Journal of Management Development, 2005
PurposeThe workforce is aging in all industrialized nations and the retention of older workers will become one of the dominant issues in the coming decades. Training is an important component of retention and the availability of training is critical for retaining older workers.
Marjorie Armstrong‐Stassen, Andrew Templer   +1 more
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RETIREMENT FOR OLDER EMPLOYEES

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1954
ABSTRACT To the Editor:— In the editorial "Inactivity or Employment for Older Workers" (J. A. M. A.154:242 [Jan. 16] 1954) appears the statement: "The best solution is the creation of a panel to include one or more high level executives and the industrial physician to judge each case on its merits...." In my opinion the presence of management ...
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Employee Ownership and Older Workers

Human Relations, 1986
This paper examines the response of older workers to an employee ownership alternative when A&P shut down all supermarkets in one geographic area of the United States. Older workers lost more benefits and were more dissatisfied with the contract negotiations that resulted in employee ownership but this dissatisfaction was not related to ...
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Overqualified Employees: Perspectives of Older Workers

Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2011
In 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 ...
Kenneth S. Shultz, Deborah A. Olson, Mo Wang   +2 more
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The specific accident factor of older employees

Accident Analysis & Prevention, 1993
The 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, 2017
Purpose 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, 1969
Measurements 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, 2016
The 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, 2018
AbstractThere 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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