scholarly journals Factors Influencing Retirement Decisions among Blue-Collar Workers in a Global Manufacturing Company—Implications for Age Management from A System Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10945
Author(s):  
Ellen Jaldestad ◽  
Andrea Eriksson ◽  
Philip Blom ◽  
Britt Östlund
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
System Perspective ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Global Manufacturing ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Retirement Decisions ◽  
Manufacturing Company

The maintenance of older workers and determining the appropriate age for retirement are growing issues related to the fact that fewer people, still active in working life, have to provide for more non-working people due to increased life expectancy. As a result, retirement age has started to rise in many countries, and employers need to find ways to maintain an older and healthy work force, not least to avoid the loss of important experience. The aim of the current study was to increase the knowledge of factors influencing the retirement decisions among blue-collar workers in different national settings. A survey and semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of 100 blue-collar workers in Sweden, the Netherlands, and France, aged 55 years and older, within a global manufacturing company. Based on the results, implications for companies’ age management strategies were discussed from a system perspective. Factors contributing to both retirement and to a prolonged work life were found on individual, organisational, and societal levels. This indicates the importance of a system perspective when planning for age management interventions.

Differences Between the Factors Affecting High-Risk Drinking and Those Affecting Smoking in Korea

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 870-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woojin Chung ◽  
Sunmi Lee ◽  
Seungji Lim
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
High Risk Drinking

This study examines the factors influencing high-risk drinking and cigarette smoking and assesses the differences in those factors between 2 risky behaviors in Korea. A national, cross-sectional health behavior survey was performed on 12 303 households in 2006 and a data set of 2925 adult males was analyzed using bivariate probit estimation model. The likelihood of high-risk drinking rose with an increase in the level of income, whereas that of smoking was lowest in a medium income. White-collar workers were more at risk of high-risk drinking than blue-collar workers. Conversely, blue-collar workers tended to smoke more frequently than white-collar workers. Body mass index showed a positive association with high-risk drinking, but it had no significant relationship with smoking. Significant differences may exist in associations between factors influencing high-risk drinking and those influencing smoking. The comprehensive understanding of these differences would allow for the development of appropriate public health programs.

scholarly journals An Attempt to Identify Factors Influencing Retirement Decisions in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (336) ◽  
pp. 43-59
Author(s):  
Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Retirement Decisions

Discussions on how to prevent negative economic consequences of ageing of societies have resulted in the reforms that should prolong labour market participation and postpone retirement of longer living generations. Pension systems are among those reformed most frequently. Also in Poland – since the beginning of economic transformation in the early 1990s – retirement rules have changed many times. Pre‑retirement benefits and allowances have been introduced to help those who became unemployed at an older age. Since 2009 early retirement is not possible any more (with some exceptions), the standard retirement age continued to increase since 2013 and then it decreased again in 2017. The aim of the paper is to analyse the driving forces of retirement in Poland. Such knowledge is important to develop proper policies and expectations about labour supply decisions. We have analysed what factors influenced retirement decisions in the last decade, with a special focus on pension system regulations. The main data sources used in this paper are Labour Force Survey (BAEL) data for the years 2005–2016 and the Social Insurance Institution statistics. Probabilities of retirement from the labour force were presented and discussed. Then, individual BAEL data for persons aged 50–74 in the years 2013–2016 were used to estimate logistic regression models of odds of labour market inactivity. The results show that education or health status are significant factors influencing retirement decisions in Poland. Additionally, older workers react to economic incentives for retirement created by the pension system, mainly the retirement age.

scholarly journals Occupational Differences in Metabolic Syndrome Incidence Among Older Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 52-52
Author(s):  
Katharina Runge ◽  
Sander K R van Zon ◽  
Ute Bültmann ◽  
Kène Henkens
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Occupational Group ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Physical Measurements ◽  
Occupational Differences

Abstract This study investigates whether the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), and its components, differs by occupational group among older workers (45-65 years) and whether health behaviors (smoking, leisure-time physical activity, diet quality) can explain these differences. We analyzed data from older workers (N=23 051) from two comprehensive measurement waves of the Lifelines Cohort Study and Biobank. MetS components were determined by physical measurements, blood markers, medication use, and self-reports. Occupational group and health behaviors were assessed by questionnaires. The association between occupational groups and MetS incidence was examined using Cox regression analysis. Health behaviors were subsequently added to the model to examine whether they can explain differences in MetS incidence between occupational groups. Low skilled white-collar (HR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.13, 1.39) and low skilled blue-collar (HR: 1.45, 95% CI: 1.25, 1.69) workers had a significantly higher MetS incidence risk during 3.65 years follow-up than high skilled white-collar workers. Health behaviors reduced the strength of the association between occupational group and MetS incidence most among low skilled blue-collar workers (i.e. 10.3% reduction) as unhealthy behaviors were more prevalent in this occupational group. Similar occupational differences were observed on MetS component level. To conclude, MetS incidence in older workers differs between occupational groups and health behaviors only explain a small part of these differences. Health promotion tailored to occupational groups may be beneficial specifically among older low skilled blue-collar workers. Research into other factors that contribute to occupational differences is needed, as well as studies spanning the entire working life course.

Study shows companies need to take into account value changes of blue-collar Chinese workers

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
White Collar ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Know How ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Voluntary Employee Turnover ◽  
Chinese Workers ◽  
Value Changes ◽  
Work Goals

Purpose The authors wanted to find out if workers' values had changed compared with previous generations. This is a vital issues for HRM departments who need to know how to keep their workers from moving elsewhere. Design/methodology/approach The author conducted semi-structured interviews into the work values of Chinese blue-collar workers. The interviewees were 25 employees at German multinationals in the auto-making industry in Shanghai. There were 17 blue-collar workers and eight white-collar managers. The blue-collar interviews focused on personal demographics, perceptions of the job and company, attitude toward work, goals in life, main reasons to quit and incentives offered to stay. The white-collar interviews were more focused on managerial issues. Findings The authors concluded that HRM systems should be adapted to meet the preferences of the employees. Companies needed to take into account the value changes of blue-collar Chinese workers. Interviewee comments also revealed that, although pay was still important, career development had become more significant for some workers. Originality/value The author said her paper could help talent managers to get the best out of their employees. In particular, if HRM processes were improved it would reduce voluntary employee turnover, a major problem for employers.

scholarly journals Sources of Meaningful Work for Blue-Collar Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Tiina Saari ◽  
Minna Leinonen ◽  
Katriina Tapanila
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Blue Collar Workers

Research on the meaningfulness of work has increased in recent years, yet there is a limited body of qualitative studies on the topic. This article analyzes how the four basic psychological needs, namely autonomy, competence, relatedness, and beneficence, are articulated as sources of meaningful work by blue-collar workers. The research data consist of responses (N = 679) to one open-ended question in a survey and semi-structured interviews (N = 29) with blue-collar workers from property services and the manufacturing industry in Finland. The data were analyzed by theory-driven content analysis. The main findings are: first, autonomy, competence, relatedness, and beneficence appear as sources of meaningfulness in blue-collar work. Second, blue-collar workers see their work as autonomous and requiring diverse competences. Relatedness in blue-collar work entails having good relations with co-workers and striving to maintain those relationships. Beneficence is multilevel: helping clients, co-workers, organization and even the whole society through work. Organizations should develop organizational practices that may enhance the meaningfulness of work, such as opportunities to use and develop occupational skills. This article participates in the discussion about how satisfying these four basic psychological needs can be a source of meaningful work and offers a sociological-contextual perspective on the discussion about meaningfulness of work.

scholarly journals Older workers imagining retirement: the collapse of agency, or freedom at last?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Anne Skevik Grødem ◽  
Ragni Hege Kitterød
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Work Patterns ◽  
Ideal Types ◽  
Retirement Decisions ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract Images of what retirement is and ought to be are changing. Older workers are being encouraged to work for longer, at the same time, older adults increasingly voice expectations of a ‘third age’ of active engagement and new life prospects. In this article, we draw on the literature on older workers’ work patterns and retirement transitions (noting push/pull/stay/stuck/jump factors), and on scholarship on the changing social meaning of old age, most importantly the notions of a ‘third’ and ‘fourth’ age. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews with 28 employees in the private sector in Norway, aged between 55 and 66 years. Based on the interviews, we propose three ideal-typical approaches to the work–retirement transition: ‘the logic of deadline’, ‘the logic of negotiation’ and ‘the logic of averting retirement’. The ideal-types are defined by the degree to which informants assume agency in the workplace, their orientation towards work versus retirement and the degree to which they expect to exercise agency in retirement. We emphasise how retirement decisions are informed by notions of the meaning of ageing, while also embedded in relationships with employers and partners.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Investigation of Factors Influencing the Dietary Intakes of Professional Australian Football Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4205
Author(s):  
Sarah Jenner ◽  
Regina Belski ◽  
Brooke Devlin ◽  
Aaron Coutts ◽  
Thomas Kempton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Carbohydrate Intake ◽  
Nutrition Intervention ◽  
Dietary Advice ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Body Composition Assessment ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Australian Football

(1) Background: Many professional Australian Football (AF) players do not meet recommended sports nutrition guidelines despite having access to nutrition advice. There are a range of factors that can influence players′ ability to meet their nutrition goals and awareness of the barriers players face is essential to ensure that dietary advice translates into practice. Therefore, this qualitative research study aimed to explore the factors influencing AF players’ dietary intakes and food choice. (2) Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve professional male AF players. (3) Results: Less experienced players restricted their carbohydrate intake to meet body composition goals, particularly during preseason and surrounding body composition assessment. During the competition season players had a greater focus on performance and placed more emphasis on carbohydrate intake in the lead up to matches. Players felt nutrition goals were easier to achieve when dietary choices were supported by their families and peers. One-on-one consultations provided by a sports dietitian were players′ preferred mode of nutrition intervention. Individualized nutrition advice is required for less experienced AF players who may be vulnerable to unsustainable dietary habits. Experienced AF players can support junior teammates by promoting positive team culture related to body composition, nutrition and performance.

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