Wiley Encyclopedia of Management 2015
DOI: 10.1002/9781118785317.weom050001
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Employing the Older Worker

Abstract: Since workers are aging across the world, organizations face the challenge of how to manage and motivate their older workers. This article addresses three issues related to employing older workers. First, what is an older worker? Second, how do work motivation and performance change with age? Third, what are the implications of changes in work motives and performance for the management (i.e., HR practices) of aging workers? Finally, future research avenues on these three issues are disc… Show more

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“…Such characteristics make certain individuals very useful for sharing knowledge, collaboration, and rapid adaptation. Therefore, Mintsberg [25] and Harney [26] have the view that adhocracy is an anti-thesis of Max Weber's traditional bureaucratic theory [25,26].…”
Section: Downsizing Bureaucraticmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such characteristics make certain individuals very useful for sharing knowledge, collaboration, and rapid adaptation. Therefore, Mintsberg [25] and Harney [26] have the view that adhocracy is an anti-thesis of Max Weber's traditional bureaucratic theory [25,26].…”
Section: Downsizing Bureaucraticmentioning
confidence: 99%