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Age discrimination in the labour market from the perspectives of employers and older workers
Author(s)	Chau-kiu Cheung, Ping Kwong Kam, Raymond Man-hung Ngan
Journal title	International Social Work, vol 54, no 1, January 2011
Pages	pp 118-136
Source	http://isw.sagepub.com
Keywords	Labour economics ; Employment of older people ; Ageism ; Hong Kong.
Annotation	This article presents the findings of a study on age discrimination against older workers in Hong Kong. The study collected survey data from 787 older workers aged 45 or above and 283 employers who were managers responsible for human resources management or for hiring people for organisations. The focus was on revealing the influences of the organisational goals of profit making and social responsibility on age discrimination, along with influences from negative stereotyping and other factors. Study findings showed that the social responsibility goal tended to be more influential than negative stereotyping on age discrimination. In contrast the profit-making goal did not display a significant effect on age discrimination. The authors offer implications for policy and practice for managing the ageing workforce in the labour market. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-110926001 A
Classmark	WH: GC: B:TOB: 7DR
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