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Interpersonal work context as a possible buffer against age-related stereotyping
Author(s)	Beatrice I J M van der Heijden
Journal title	Ageing and Society, vol 38, no 1, January 2018
Publisher	Cambridge University Press, January 2018
Pages	pp 129-165
Source	http://www.cambridge.org/aso
Keywords	Managers ; Social interaction ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Occupations ; Employment of older people ; Employees ; Netherlands.
Annotation	This study deals with the impact of relational demography on occupational expertise ratings, and possible moderating effects of interpersonal work context factors in a large Dutch company. The results revealed support for a decrease in supervisor ratings of occupational expertise of their subordinates as an effect of age difference (status incongruence, situations in which supervisors are younger than their subordinates). Moreover, it appeared that transformational leadership style could not moderate this effect. Dyadic tenure appeared to strengthen the negative effect of status incongruence, but only in the case of a longer duration of the relationship between employee and supervisor. Theoretical and practical implications of these outcomes are discussed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-180105007 A
Classmark	T6: TMA: TOB: XM: GC: WK: 76H
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