scholarly journals INTEREST GROUP SESSION—AGING WORKFORCE: WORK AND PRODUCTIVE AGING: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S374-S374
Author(s):  
Jim Emerman ◽  
Cal J Halvorsen ◽  
Jim Emerman
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Productive Aging ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Social Purpose ◽  
New Ways Of Working ◽  
Older Volunteers ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Abstract With much of the world experiencing population aging and a strong need—and desire—among many approaching later life to work longer than past norms, individuals and institutions are experimenting with new ways of working. Yet given the complexities of navigating the work environment in later life, including aspects of cumulative (dis)advantage that help or hinder one’s work prospects, the pull to socially impactful work in the nonprofit sector, and the day-to-day experience of such work in later life, outcomes from this work can vary. Consequently, this symposium will focus on the challenges and opportunities of working longer and their relevance to a productive aging model. The first paper will provide a framework for engaging in the conversation on productive engagement in later life. It will give particular consideration to older workers with lower levels of socioeconomic status in OECD countries. The second paper will discuss results from more than 1,400 surveys of fellows and organizational hosts that have participated in the Encore Fellowships Network, which matches mid- and late-career workers (typically corporate retirees) to non-profit organizations seeking their skills and experience. The third and final paper will reveal findings from an experience sampling methods study of two groups of older adults over the age of 60: founders or leaders of social purpose organizations, and older volunteers. We will conclude by facilitating a discussion on ideas for future scholarship on longer working lives, with particular emphasis on individuals with less advantage as well as those pursuing social purpose work.

scholarly journals Policy Adjustment as a Mediator between Older Workers Retention and Ageing Workforce. A Context for Action in Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (Number 1) ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
Solomon Ozemoyah Ugheoke ◽  
Ruksana Banu ◽  
Munir Shehu Mashi ◽  
Muhammad Latif Khan
Keyword(s):  
Labor Unions ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Age Discrimination ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
The Past ◽  
Retention Policy ◽  
Policy Adjustment ◽  
Hr Managers

Over the past decade, HR managers have been much concerned about the demographic changes and advised to take positive approaches to the management of organizations. These changes significantly cause population aging globally, resulting in economic and social challenges. This study aims to examine older workers’ retention, policy adjustment, and the aging workforce in Thailand. Purposive sampling was used to select a total of 520 respondents higher education institutions. We found that despite the call to retaining older workers, the majority of employers exhibit stereotypic attitudes, and finding it difficult to retain and attract older workers. Even though there have been initiatives toward discrimination legislation concerning older workers, however, policymakers should be proactive. Government should need to develop policies that would permit increased levels of older workers’ retention and create better competencies in achieving planned economic goals. Organizations need to adopt strategic approaches to age management and labor unions must show great commitment to the campaign against age discrimination.

scholarly journals Aging at Work: A Review of Recent Trends and Future Directions

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7659
Author(s):  
Jasmina Barakovic Husic ◽  
Francisco José Melero ◽  
Sabina Barakovic ◽  
Petre Lameski ◽  
Eftim Zdravevski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Productive Aging ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Recent Trends

Demographic data suggest a rapid aging trend in the active workforce. The concept of aging at work comes from the urgent requirement to help the aging workforce of the contemporary industries to maintain productivity while achieving a work and private life balance. While there is plenty of research focusing on the aging population, current research activities on policies covering the concept of aging at work are limited and conceptually different. This paper aims to review publications on aging at work, which could lead to the creation of a framework that targets governmental decision-makers, the non-governmental sector, the private sector, and all of those who are responsible for the formulation of policies on aging at work. In August 2019 we searched for peer-reviewed articles in English that were indexed in PubMed, IEEE Xplore, and Springer and published between 2008 and 2019. The keywords included the following phrases: “successful aging at work”, “active aging at work”, “healthy aging at work”, “productive aging at work”, and “older adults at work”. A total of 47,330 publications were found through database searching, and 25,187 publications were screened. Afterwards, 7756 screened publications were excluded from the further analysis, and a total of 17,431 article abstracts were evaluated for inclusion. Finally, further qualitative analysis included 1375 articles, of which about 24 are discussed in this article. The most prominent works suggest policies that encourage life-long learning, and a workforce that comprises both younger and older workers, as well as gradual retirement.

TIME TO ADDRESS “FRAILTY CREEPAGE” IN THE CANADIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
J. Young
Keyword(s):  
Population Aging ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Income ◽  
World Population ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
The Impact

According to the Worldometers website (1), the world population is approaching 7.5 billion and annual births are exceeding deaths by about two to one. This expansion in population has been dramatic. The global population grew from 1.65 to 6 billion during the 20th century. Population changes on this scale, coupled with similarly dramatic changes in longevity, have profound implications for individuals, societies and our world. It represents a wonderful achievement by past generations, gifted to both ours and future generations as new challenges and opportunities. There is no doubt that there is much to do – and no easy or quick fixes – as we transition to larger and older populations. Healthcare is but one issue. High income countries are seeking solutions to largely fixed retirement ages and to health and social care systems that are currently inefficiently and ineffectively configured. The impact of population aging on healthcare expenditure varies between countries: age-related increases are much higher in Canada and the United States, much lower in Spain and Sweden (2). These variations reflect different provider systems and incentives but give confidence that some traction might be possible through an age-focused strategic response. A largely unacknowledged consequence of existing service configurations in high income countries is the considerable and widening inequality in health experience in later life (3). There is, in effect, a structural conveyor that produces unhealthy aging, causes unnecessary distress for individuals and families and causes excessive expenditure for healthcare funders.

scholarly journals The Role of Working Memory and Attention in Older Workers’ Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Effrosyni Angelopoulou ◽  
Zoi Karabatzaki ◽  
Athanasios Drigas
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Memory And Attention ◽  
Corporate Learning ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Aging Phenomenon

<p class="0abstract">Nowadays, the aging workforce constitutes a worldwide reality in developed countries due to the population aging phenomenon. Consequently, it becomes urgent for the older workers’ learning to be enhanced for their personal development first, and then for the general progress of the organization. Working memory and attention play a crucial supporting role in older workers’ learning and contribute significantly to their active work life. This article presents the concepts of working memory and attention and their intertwined relationship highlighting their important role in the aging workforce learning. Alongside, the presented theoretical aspects may give the trigger for the greater interest for further research and study of key factors in working environments, which may affect the working memory and attention functioning in older workers, so that to be integrated into the future planning of corporate learning programs.  </p>

scholarly journals Organizational Practices for the Aging Workforce: Development and Validation of the Later Life Workplace Index

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max R Wilckens ◽  
Anne M Wöhrmann ◽  
Jürgen Deller ◽  
Mo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Expert Interview ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract The present three studies focused on the development and validation of a multifaceted measure of organizational practices for the aging workforce, the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI). The first study developed a comprehensive item pool based on expert interview evidence from Germany and the United States. Two further studies among workers across industries in Germany (N = 609, N = 349) provided psychometric evidence. The LLWI comprises nine distinct domains of organizational practices for the aging workforce, namely an age-friendly organizational climate and leadership style, certain work design characteristics, health management, individual development opportunities, knowledge management, the design of the retirement transition, continued employment opportunities, and health and retirement coverage. The final LLWI consists of 80 items in total. In addition, the studies demonstrated that the LLWI measures correlated with older workers’ work outcomes such as stress level, workability, person-organization fit, and post-retirement work intentions in meaningful ways. Applications for the LLWI in research and practice are discussed.

Work and the Family in Later Life: The Effects of Role Stressors, Role Enhancement, and Role Conflict on Self-Perceptions on Aging

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-151
Author(s):  
Emma D. Quach
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Primary Study ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family And Work ◽  
Work And Family Roles

The growing aging workforce comprises older workers with a concurrent family role. Guided by life span development and role theories, the primary study hypothesis was that rewards and stressors in the family and work domains would impact self-perceptions on aging because of the enhancement and conflict between these domains. The study sample consisted of workers older than 50 years with at least one of four family roles (spouse, parent of adult children, caregiver to an aging parent, and grandparent) from the 2010 and 2012 Health and Retirement Study ( N = 5,628). Results showed that self-perceptions on aging were impacted directly by family and work stressors and indirectly by these stressors through work-family enhancement and conflict . Work and family roles are thus crucial to the identity of adults in later life.

Interventions for Mental Health Problems in Later Life

2010 ◽  
pp. 810-837
Author(s):  
Jason M. Holland ◽  
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Clinical Psychologist ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Worldwide Population ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Post Traumatic

Older adults are increasingly making up a larger segment of the worldwide population, which presents both challenges and opportunities for the clinical psychologist in the 21st century. In this chapter, we address some of the unique aspects of working with this population, focusing on general guidelines for tailoring interventions for older adults, specific treatments for particular problems commonly faced in later life, as well as issues of diversity and how they might impact psychotherapy with older clients. We also outline several areas in geropsychology that are in need of further investigation, namely the use of technology, post-traumatic stress, and family therapy, and offer some recommendations for future directions in this field of study.

Rural Aging during COVID-19: A Case Study of Older Voluntarism

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Amber Colibaba ◽  
Mark W. Skinner ◽  
Elizabeth Russell
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Older Volunteers ◽  
Rural Aging

Abstract During large-scale crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the precarity of older people and older volunteers can become exacerbated, especially in under-serviced rural regions and small towns. To understand how the pandemic has affected “older voluntarism”, this article presents a case study of three volunteer-based programs in rural Ontario, Canada. Interviews with 34 volunteers and administrators reveal both challenging and growth-oriented experiences of volunteers and the programs during the first wave of COVID-19. The findings demonstrate the vulnerability and resiliency of older volunteers and the adaptability and uncertainty of programs that rely on older voluntarism, as the community and its older residents navigate pandemic-related changes. The article advances a framework for understanding the pandemic’s impacts on older voluntarism in relation to personal, program, and community dimensions of sustainable rural aging. Further, it explores ways that older volunteers, organizations that depend on them, and communities experiencing population aging can persevere post-pandemic.

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