Enhancing late-career management among aging employees – A randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Marjo Wallin, Jukka Vuori, Kaisa Törnroos, Mervi Ruokolainen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Career management business.industry Work engagement 05 social sciences Public sector Peer group Education law.invention 050106 general psychology & cognitive sciences Randomized controlled trial Work (electrical) law Preparedness Intervention (counseling) 8. Economic growth 0502 economics and business 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 10. No inequality Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology business 050203 business & management Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Vocational Behavior. 115:103327 |
| ISSN: | 0001-8791 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103327 |
| Popis: | Our study investigates the long-term effects of a resource-based group intervention designed to strengthen older employees' late-career management preparedness on their perceptions of age discrimination, work engagement and future time perspective at work. A randomly assigned field experimental study (RCT) was carried out in 17 organizations representing both the private and public sectors. The data consisted of 699 employees with a mean age of 58. The results of the mixed-effects models revealed that the proximal effect of the intervention was increased late-career management preparedness. This in turn, reduced perceived age discrimination, strengthened work engagement and enhanced future time perspective at work, all of which was seen at six-month follow-up. The intervention was the most beneficial among aging employees with a lower-level education and those with a younger supervisor. On the basis of our results, we recommend resource-based peer group techniques for strengthening career management among aging employees, as it seems to enhance sustainability of their working careers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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