Older Worker and the Changing Labor Market

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Complete National Data
Complete Retirement
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Cronbach Alpha Reliability Estimates
Decreased Job Stress
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General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale
HRM Strategist
Human Capital Capacity
human resource management
Institutional Review Board
Involuntary Reasons
labor force participation
LEHD
Negative Relationship
Partial Retirement
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Phased Retirement
Phased Retirement Program
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POS
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retirement
retirement transitions
SCSEP
Self-reported Health Status
Shoulder Muscle Fatigue
Social Capital Capacity
Strongest Path Coefficient
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Work Force Participation
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780789037718
  • Weight: 570g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 19 May 2009
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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As the country’s workforce ages, the changing labor market must address unique challenges as well as surprising opportunities. This book presents leading scholars and researchers providing valuable insights into the challenges facing older workers in the contemporary workplace as well as offering perspectives on the demands presently being placed on employers to adapt to and accommodate the needs of these workers. The book focuses on the analysis of current trends in older workers, work, family, and personal life issues, and ways to transform today’s workplace to value older workers.

This book offers practitioners the opportunity to fully grasp the current situation for older workers by presenting the latest research. This helpful resource provides professionals with best practices and innovative approaches to support aging employees. The volume is extensively referenced and contains several tables to clearly present data. It is a valuable text for employers, human resources professionals, employee assistance programs, work/family professionals, gerontologists and aging studies professionals, educators, and students.

This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health.

Judith G. Gonyea is Professor and Chair of the Research Department at the Boston University School of Social Work. She is the American editor of the international journal Community, Work & Family and currently serves on the editorial boards of Public Policy and Aging Report, Research on Aging, and the Journal of Gerontological Social Work.