| |
| |
| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
Changing the perception of younger workers towards older workers
— workers under the age 50 imagine themselves as older ones | | Author(s) | Ivana Pejrova |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 18, no 3, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 152-160 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/wwop.htm |
| Keywords | Employees ; Attitude ; Employment of older people ; Social surveys ; Czech Republic. |
| Annotation | Projections of demographic trends worldwide show that the number of older workers in the workplace is increasing. Older workers possess knowledge which is crucial to company competitiveness. Considering this, companies should make full use of this valuable resource. However, there have been limited research studies focusing on older workers' knowledge and on the connection between human resource management and knowledge management. This paper used data from a questionnaire survey among 35 workers under 50 in two firms in the Czech Republic, to determine how current younger workers imagine themselves when they become workers over 50. Younger workers consider themselves to be a future valuable resource for their company. They are also positive about taking part in training and development as they get older. However, they have rather negative opinion about remaining in the organisation beyond the retirement age, even on a part-time basis. Workers aged over 50 possess knowledge which is necessary to a company's development and success. Therefore, it is important to heeding older workers and to appreciate of their knowledge. Current younger workers think positively about their future status as older workers. This outlook could contribute to an improved quality of life for older workers and socially responsible management practices. This paper supports a positive view of older workers which is based on their knowledge and qualification. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619279 A |
| Classmark | WK: DP: GC: 3F: 7AD |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|
|