The Palgrave handbook of age diversity and work. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Age diversity and work
• Further Information: Note: Emma Parry, Jean McCarthy, editors.
• Editors: Parry, Emma; (Lecturer in human resource management), McCarthy, Jean
• Contents: 1 Introduction (Emma Parry and Jean McCarthy).- Section 1: Perspectives on Age, Age Diversity and Ageing.- 2 What is old at work?: Moving past chronological age (Jeanette N. Cleveland and Madison Hanscom).- 3 Toward and identity-based approach for examining age in the workplace: perspectives and implications (Michael J. Urick).- 4 An integrative psychological perspective on (successful) ageing at work (Josje Dikkers, Annet De Lange and Beatrice Van der Heijden).- 5 Age, generations and the labour market (Peter Urwin and Emma Parry).- 6 From age diversity to embedded ageing: exploring and addressing aged assumptions in organizational practices (Sophie Hales and Kathleen Riach).- 7 Promoting workability for our ageing population (Deirdre FitzGerald, Alex Reid and Desmond O'Neill).- Section 2: Older Workers.- 8 Healthy ageing and well-being at work (Kristina Potočnik).- 9 Innovative pathways to meaningful work: older adults as volunteers and self-employed entrepreneurs (Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Tay McNamara, Jacquelyn James, and Cal Halvorsen).- 10 Bridge employment: Transitions from career employment to retirement and beyond (Carlos-María Alcover).- 11 Understanding retirement processes: the role of life histories (Marleen Damman).- 12 Interventions in life and retirement planning (Anthony Chiva).- Section 3: Younger Workers.- 13 Millennials in Canada: young workers in a challenging labour market (Eddy S. Ng, Sean T. Lyons and Linda Schweitzer).- 14 Tripartite responses to young workers and precarious employment in the EU (Caroline Murphy and Melanie Simms).- 15 Young workers in Europe: perceptions and discourses on the labour market (Luis Enrique Alonso and Carlos J. Fernández Rodríguez).- Section 4: Ageist Attitudes.- 16 Ageist attitudes (Jean McCarthy and Noreen Heraty).- 17 Millenials, media and research: ageism and the younger worker (Joel T. Nadler, Rosey Morr and Samantha Naumann).- 18 Age discrimination at work (Donald M. Truxillo, Franco Fraccaroli, Lale M. Yaldiz and Sara Zaniboni).- Section 5: Age Diversity in Context.- 19 Employment of workers aged 65 and over: the importance of policy context (David Lain).- 20 The impact of national context on age diversity and age management: The case of the United Kingdom and Hong Kong (Matt Flynn, Heike Simone Schröder and Alfred C. M. Chan).- 21 Age-based generations at work: a culture specific approach (Emmanouil F. Papavasileiou).- 22 Young at heart, but what about my body? Age and aesthetic labour in the hospitality and retail industries (Dennis Nickson and Tom Baum).- 23 Gender, age and labour market experiences (Caroline Murphy and Christine Cross).- Section 6: Managing an Age-Diverse Workforce.- 24 Designing an HR system for managing an age-diverse workforce: challenges and opportunities (Edel Conway and Kathy Monks).- 25 Considering age diversity in recruitment and selection: an expanded work lifespan view of age management (Cort W. Rudolph, Eileen C. Toomey and Boris B. Baltes).- 26 Designing effective training for older workers (Kurt Kraiger).- 27 'When you grew up ...' or 'how old are you?' A review of theory and evidence on generational and age differences in psychological contracts (Xander D. Lub, Melanie De Ruiter & Rob Blomme).- 28 Career management over the life-span (Ulrike Fasbender and Jürgen Deller).- 29 Age diversity and leadership: enacting and developing leadership for all ages (Michelle M. Hammond, Gretchen Lester, Rachel Clapp-Smith and Michael Palanski).
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (767 pages)
• Subjects: 331.3; Business; Age discrimination in employment; Employees; Business & Economics -- Strategic Planning; Business & Economics -- Management; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Organizational theory & behaviour; Management & management techniques; Sociology: work & labour; Management science; Personnel management; Organization; Management; Industrial sociology; Business & Economics -- Human Resources & Personnel Management; Personnel & human resources management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137467812
• Related ISBNs: 9781137467799
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