Age Diversity in the Workplace: An Organizational Perspective Vol: 17
Miguel R. Olivas-Lujan
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, USA
Tanya Bondarouk
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Silvia Profili
European University of Rome, Italy
Alessia Sammarra
University of L'Aquila, Italy
Laura Innocenti
LUISS Business School, Italy
Miguel R. Olivas-Lujan
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, USA
Tanya Bondarouk
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Silvia Profili
European University of Rome, Italy
Alessia Sammarra
University of L'Aquila, Italy
Laura Innocenti
LUISS Business School, Italy
Product Details
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781787430747
- Published:
- 17 Aug 2017
- Publisher:
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Dimensions:
- 216 pages - 152 x 229mm
- Series:
- Advanced Series in Management
Categories:
Organisations, as well as individuals and societies, continue to struggle with the complexity associated with unprecedented
demographic changes. Workforce ageing and increasing age diversity are not transient phenomena, and their implications are compounded by the combination of several global trends like workers' increased mobility and migration, as well as increasing gender and ethnic differences. This demographic pressure compels organisations to question conventional ways of management thinking, doing and being in order to capitalize on the benefits of an age-diverse workforce.
This volume bridges theoretical and empirical approaches in order to illuminate the challenges of valuing employees at any point in their professional lives, from youth to retirement. Embracing perspectives that span from the individual to the organisational levels of analysis, the book explores the two distinct but intertwined phenomena of workforce ageing and increasing workforce age diversity.
The volume is divided into two parts. Contributions in the first section raise questions about the meanings of age and age diversity, as well as how and when age matters in organisations. The second part of the book examines the role and
contribution of HR practices in forging an age-inclusive workplace.
An
organisational perspective on ageing and age diversity at work; Silvia Profili,
Alessia Sammarra and Laura Innocenti
PART I: FRAMING AGE AND AGE DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
1. The
workforce demographic shift and the changing nature of work: Implications for
policy, productivity and participation; Catherine Earl, Philip
Taylor, Chris Roberts, Patrick Huynh and Simon Davis
2. Successful
Ageing at Work and Beyond: A Review and Critical Perspective; Hannes Zacher and Cort
W. Rudolph
3. Generational Differences: Effects
of Job and Organisational Context; Justin Marcus and
Michael P. Leiter
4. A
Conceptual Framework of Age Diversity Climate in the Workplace; Silvia Profili, Laura Innocenti and Alessia
Sammarra
PART II: AGE DIVERSITY AT WORK. RETHINKING ORGANISATIONAL
PRACTICES
5. Intersection of Age and Gender Issues in the Workplace; Jeanette N.
Cleveland, Lena-Alyeska Huebner and Madison Hanscom
6. Job
Design and Older Workers; Franco Fraccaroli, Sara Zaniboni and Donald Truxillo
7. Enhancing
Knowledge Sharing in Age Diverse Organizations; Alessia
Sammarra, Silvia Profili, Fabrizio Maimone and Gabriele Gabrielli