Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work

This timely volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive summary about what is known about aging and work and addresses the challenges and opportunities confronting older workers and organizations. The authors describe current and emerging topics related to work and aging adults such as working i...

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Other Authors: Czaja, Sara J. (Editor), Sharit, Joseph (Editor), James, Jacquelyn B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 19: The Stickiness of Quality Work: Exploring Relationships Between the Quality of Employment and the Intent to Leave/Intent to Retire
  • Part V: Health and Wellness Issues
  • Chapter 20: The Intersection of Family Caregiving and Work: Labor Force Participation, Productivity, and Caregiver Well-being
  • Chapter 21: Decreasing Disability Rates in Older Workers: Some Newer Research Directions
  • Chapter 22: Designing Age-Friendly Workplaces: An Occupational Health Perspective
  • Part III: Work Performance Issues
  • Chapter 10: A Human Factors Engineering Perspective to Aging and Work
  • Chapter 11: Work Motivation and Employment Goals in Later Adulthood
  • Chapter 12: Can Acquired Skill and Technology Mitigate Age-Related Declines in Learning Rate?
  • Chapter 13: Training the Older Workers: Pathways and Pitfalls
  • Part IV: Trends in Jobs and Work Patterns
  • Chapter 14: How Do Employers Respond to an Aging Workforce? Evidence from Surveys Among Employers, 2009-2017
  • Chapter 15: A Narrative Review: Understanding How Employment Context Influences the Occupational Health and Well-being of Older Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
  • Chapter 16: The Role of Aging, Age Diversity, and Age Heterogeneity within Teams
  • Chapter 17: Difficult Adjustments: Older Workers and the Contemporary Labor Market
  • Chapter 18: Beyond the Livelong Workday: Is There a New Face of Retirement?
  • Part I: Current Employment Patterns and Demographics
  • Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: Workplace and Demographic Trends
  • Chapter 2: Workplace Aging and Jobs in the 21st Century
  • Chapter 3: Leveraging Aging Workforce and Age Diversity to Achieve Organizational Goals: A Human Resource Management Perspective
  • Chapter 4: Integrating the German and U.S. Perspective on Organizational Practices for Later-Life Work: The Later Life Work Index
  • Part II: Policy Issues and An Aging Workforce
  • Chapter 5: It is Time for a 21st Century Understanding of Older Workers, Aging, and Discrimination
  • Chapter 6: Extended Working Lives: Feasible and Desirable for All?
  • Chapter 7: The Retirement Income Security Outlook for Older Workers: Causes for Concern and Reasons for Optimism
  • Chapter 8: How Much Does Work Pay at Older Ages?
  • Chapter 9: Population Aging, Age Discrimination, and Age Discrimination Protections at the 50th Anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act