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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa M. Finkelstein (Northern Illinois University, USA) , Donald M. Truxillo (Donald M. Truxillo, University of Limerick, Ireland) , Franco Fraccaroli (University of Trento, Italy) , Ruth Kanfer (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9780415838955ISBN 10: 0415838959 Pages: 372 Publication Date: 10 April 2015 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Part I: Overview 1. An Introduction to Facing the Challenges of a Multi-Age Workforce: A Use-Inspired Approach Lisa M. Finkelstein, Donald M. Truxillo, Franco Fraccaroli, and Ruth Kanfer Part II: Science Confronts the Global Challenges Issue One: Organizations and Teams Go Global 2. Age Diversity and Global Teamwork: A Future Agenda for Researchers and Practitioners Florian Kunze and Stephan A. Boehm 3. Human Resource Management and Sustainability at Work across the Life-span: An Integrative Perspective Annet H. De Lange, Dorien T. A. M. Kooij, and Beatrice I. J. M. Van der Heijden Issue Two: Patterns of Employment and Unemployment 4. The Challenge of Building Human Capital and Benefiting from It: A Person-centric View of Youth Unemployment and Underemployment José M. Peiró, Ana Hernández, and José Ramos 5. The Aging Workforce and the Demands of Work in the 21st Century Margaret E. Beier 6. Work Ability and Aging Juhani Ilmarinen and Ville Ilmarinen Issue Three: Challenges Facing Specific Workforce Sectors 7. The Implications of Changes in Job Demands for the Continued and Future Employment of Older Workers Sara J. Czaja, Joesph Sharit, Neil Charness, and Andrew A. Schmidt 8. Aging and Emotional Labor Processes James Diefendorff, Jennifer Tehan Stanley, and Allison S. Gabriel Issue Four: Practical Workplace Changes and Challenges 9. Workplace Intervention Effectiveness Across the Lifespan Keith L. Zabel and Boris B. Baltes 10. To Stay or to Leave: Motivations and Decisions of Bridge Employment on Retirement Yujie Zhan and Mo Wang Issue Five: Age Differences and Discrimination 11. Intergenerational Perceptions and Conflicts in Multi-Age and Multigenerational Work Environments Cort W. Rudolph and Hannes Zacher 12. A Comparison of EEO Law on Workforce Aging across English Speaking Countries Arthur Gutman and Eric Dunleavy Part III: Multidisciplinary Viewpoints 13. How Individuals Navigate Social Mobility: Managing Capacities and Opportunities in Careers across Adulthood Jutta Heckhausen and Jacob Shane 14. Labor Force Transitions in Late Life: Between Agency and Structure Kène Henkens 15. Optimizing Older Workforces Laura L. Carstensen, Michaela E. Beals, and Martha Deevy Part IV: Editor Viewpoints 16. Employment Transitions in Later Adulthood Ruth Kanfer 17. An Aging Workforce: The Contribution of Work, Industrial, and Organizational Psychology Franco Fraccaroli 18. Developing ""Best Practices"" for Organizations: A Gap in the Current Aging Research Donald M. Truxillo 19. Now That We Know What…How? Lisa Finkelstein"ReviewsThis latest addition to the Frontier Series is an important step forward in consolidating what we know about an increasingly age-diverse workplace, and offering guidance about what we need to do to develop applicable, effective organizational strategies and interventions. Finkelstein, Truxillo, Fraccaroli, and Kanfer offer a volume rich in detail, and comprehensive in scope - and one that cuts through much of the generational stereotyping prevalent in the popular press. - Jerry W. Hedge, RTI International, USA This innovative, interdisciplinary volume brings together the top scholars in the field to tackle one of the world's most pressing challenges, issues associated with an aging and age-diverse workforce. Taking a global perspective, the volume informs our basic understanding of the issues while also highlighting how that information can best be used. The vision of the editors has resulted in a masterful volume that will be an outstanding resource to researchers and managers in organizations charged with managing a diverse workforce. - Tammy Allen, University of South Florida, USA This Frontiers volume brings together a highly regarded cast of authors who do an excellent job of representing both international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the implications of an aging and increasingly age-diverse workforce. I was impressed by the use-inspired approach that the editors adopted in this volume. It has produced an interesting and complementary collection of forward-looking chapters that offer real food for thought to both researchers and practitioners as they consider how to move forward in understanding and addressing these issues. - Janet L. Barnes-Farrell, University of Connecticut, USA """This latest addition to the Frontier Series is an important step forward in consolidating what we know about an increasingly age-diverse workplace, and offering guidance about what we need to do to develop applicable, effective organizational strategies and interventions. Finkelstein, Truxillo, Fraccaroli, and Kanfer offer a volume rich in detail, and comprehensive in scope – and one that cuts through much of the generational stereotyping prevalent in the popular press."" - Jerry W. Hedge, RTI International, USA ""This innovative, interdisciplinary volume brings together the top scholars in the field to tackle one of the world’s most pressing challenges, issues associated with an aging and age-diverse workforce. Taking a global perspective, the volume informs our basic understanding of the issues while also highlighting how that information can best be used. The vision of the editors has resulted in a masterful volume that will be an outstanding resource to researchers and managers in organizations charged with managing a diverse workforce."" - Tammy Allen, University of South Florida, USA ""This Frontiers volume brings together a highly regarded cast of authors who do an excellent job of representing both international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the implications of an aging and increasingly age-diverse workforce. I was impressed by the use-inspired approach that the editors adopted in this volume. It has produced an interesting and complementary collection of forward-looking chapters that offer real food for thought to both researchers and practitioners as they consider how to move forward in understanding and addressing these issues."" - Janet L. Barnes-Farrell, University of Connecticut, USA" Author InformationLisa M. Finkelstein is Professor of Psychology at Northern Illinois University, USA. Donald M. Truxillo is Professor of Psychology at Portland State University, USA. Franco Fraccaroli is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at University of Trento, Italy. Ruth Kanfer is Professor of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |