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This book reviews, summarizes, and integrates a diverse literature on the topic of retirement and provides a coherent view to better inform researchers and practitioners. Organized around three phases of the retirement process--pre-retirement, retirement decision-making, and post-retirement--the chapters examine economic, sociological, gerontological, and psychological theory and research. Topics discussed include: types of retirement, retirement planning and preparation, early retirement incentive programs, the economics of the retirement decision-making, and work after retirement, among others. Contributors include Jerome Kaplan, Kenneth Shultz, Harvey Sterns, and Linda Stroh.

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Author:   Gary A. Adams ,  Terry A. Beehr, PhD
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780826120540

ISBN 10:   0826120547
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   11 August 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction and Overview of Current Research and Thinking on Retirement, T.A. Beehr and G.A. Adams Contexts and Pathways: Retirement as Institution, Process, and Experience, M.D. Szinovacz Retirement Planning and Preparation, M.A. Taylor Endgame: The Design and Implementation of Early Retirement Incentive Programs, D.C. Feldman Extending Work Lives: Are Current Approaches Tools or Talismans?, M.M. Greller and L.K. Stroh The Economics of the Retirement Decision, C.B. Hatcher Beyond Health and Wealth: Attitudinal and Other Influences on Retirement Decision-making, J.L. Barnes-Farrell Self-Management of Career and Retirement, H.L. Sterns and J. Kaplan Bridge Employment: Work After Retirement, K.S. Shultz Early Retirement Systems and Behavior: An International Perspective, K. Henkens, H.P. Van Dalen, and Erasmus University Rotterdam Data Analytic Techniques for Retirement Research, M.J. Zickar and R.E. Gibby Concluding Observations and Future Endeavors, T.A. Beehr and G.A. Adams

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