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The Aging Worker: Research and Recommendations
The Aging Worker Research and Recommendations Author:M. Doering, etc. The work force is ageing and the job expectations of older people are changing as well. This book is the largest compilation and analysis of the literature on ageing and work, presenting current scientific evidence, recommendations for organizational action, and future directions for research. It provides information for researchers, and for hum... more »an resource and personnel policy-makers. The book begins with a discussion of the characteristics of the older worker -- how physical ageing, social roles, and the common experiences of each generation shape such things as values, attitudes to work, and needs of older workers. Research from such fields as pyschology, biology, sociology, and demography is used. Data on job performance, turnover, absenteeism, and work accidents is then provided. Part Two, 'Staffing, Career Planning and Development' explores the selection and evaluation of the older worker, career stages, job training and retirement programmes. In Part Three, issues of wages, pensions, and less tangible working benefits are discussed. Retirement preferences, social security issues, and adequacy of retirement income are also reviewed. In addition to an exhaustive bibliography, the work is provided with many tables showing the results of key studies. For social scientists interested in the problems of older people, for specialists in policy and planning, and for personnel managers, The Aging Worker is a complete compendium of available information and practical recommendations.« less