Establishing the Positive Contributory Value of Older Workers: A Positive Psychology Perspective

By Suzanne J. Peterson, Barry Spiker. 2005

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Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management

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Age, proactivity and career development (2008, background): “Notwithstanding the political rhetoric on the importance of engaging the older sections of the workforce, organisational reality is still far from such a situation (Peterson and Spiker, 2005).”
Maintaining a focus on opportunities at work: The interplay between age, job complexity, and the use of selection, optimization, and compensation strategies (2011, background): “An important goal of this positive psychology perspective on aging at work is to identify factors that help older employees to maintain a positive outlook on their personal futures in the workplace (S. J. Peterson & Spiker, 2005).”
Moving European research on work and ageing forward: Overview and agenda (2010, unknown): “…it will make a diﬀerence whether a conservation model (employees are long-lasting organizational assets worthy of investment) is employed versus a depreciation model (workers’ value to the organization declines with age) (Greller & Stroh, 2004; Peterson & Spiker, 2005; Yeats, Folts, & Knapp, 2000).”
Perceived organizational membership and the retention of older workers (2011, unknown): “…projections of labor shortages and the need to retain older workers, few employers are actively seeking to retain their older employees (Parkinson, 2002; Peterson & Spiker, 2005; Rappaport, Bancroft, & Okum, 2003; Remery, Henkens, Schippers, & Ekamper, 2003; Rix, 2004; Taylor & Walker, 1998a, b).”
Psychological contract breach and job attitudes: A meta-analysis of age as a moderator (2008, background): “It is argued that older workers have 154 P.M. Bal et al. / Journal of Vocational Behavior 72 (2008) 143–158 a more traditional view of the employment relationship (Peterson & Spiker, 2005).”
An introduction to the work and well-being of older workers: From managing threats to creating opportunities. (2008, background): “In line with Peterson and Spiker (2005) we believe that a new, positive way of looking at older workers, more in terms of opportunities, is desirable.”