Human Resource Management and the ability, motivation and opportunity to continue working: A review of quantitative studies

By Karen Pak, D. Kooij, Annet H. De Lange, M. van Veldhoven. Human Resource Management Review, 2019

172 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Abstract Organisations are challenged to retain older workers, however knowledge on how this should be done is scattered. The aim of this paper is to integrate knowledge on the actions organisations can take to facilitate the extension of working lives by identifying and examining the effectiveness of Human Resource Management activities directed at the extension of working lives. To this end a systematic review was conducted, which identified 110 peer-reviewed and unpublished empirical articles concerning the influence of job demands, job resources and Human Resource practices on the ability, motivation and opportunity to work(ing). The results indicate that offering job resources has a positive effect on the ability, motivation and opportunity to continue working. Furthermore, work ability was found to be most negatively related with job demands whereas employability was most positively related with developmental practices. The paper concludes by suggesting directions for future research and practical implications to encourage evidence-based practice.

Subfields: Demography, General Health Professions

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How researchers see this paper

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In Demography

1. D. Kooij
2. Mo Wang
3. H. Zacher
4. J. Heckhausen
5. C. Rudolph
6. Ulrike Fasbender
7. R. Rauvola
8. P. M. Bal

In General Health Professions

1. D. Kooij
2. H. Zacher
3. Mo Wang
4. C. Rudolph
5. Kenneth S. Shultz

Citations in the corpus

• Successful aging at work: A process model to guide future research and practice (2020, background): “Indeed, studies demonstrate that high job resources lead to higher motivation and ability to continue working (e.g., Havermans et al., 2018; Henseke, 2018; Pak et al., 2019).”