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The Aging Workforce - Hedge, Jerry W; Borman, Walter C; Lammlein, Steven E
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This forward-thinking book examines common preconceptions about ?the graying workforce, ? exploding myths and separating fact from fiction. Because of their professional expertise, workers over the age of 60 will continue to be important contributors to organizations. But what are their special needs, strengths, and weaknesses? How does age affect cognitive performance, job attitudes, and motivation? How do age stereotyping and employment discrimination affect older adults? What kinds of employment patterns will typify older workers? How can they best be attracted and retained? The authors of…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This forward-thinking book examines common preconceptions about ?the graying workforce, ? exploding myths and separating fact from fiction. Because of their professional expertise, workers over the age of 60 will continue to be important contributors to organizations. But what are their special needs, strengths, and weaknesses? How does age affect cognitive performance, job attitudes, and motivation? How do age stereotyping and employment discrimination affect older adults? What kinds of employment patterns will typify older workers? How can they best be attracted and retained? The authors of this book provide ?state of the science? answers to these questions. Psychologists, policy makers, and human resource personnel will find that the discussion in this timely book provides the impetus for creative solutions to future organizational challenges.
Autorenporträt
Jerry W. Hedge, PhD, has been involved in personnel research for more than 25 years. He has worked with a wide variety of clients designing, implementing, and evaluating numerous organizational tools, systems, and techniques. During his career, Dr. Hedge has stayed actively involved in publishing his research and presenting regularly at professional conferences. He is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association. He received his PhD in industrial amp ndash organizational psychology from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.   Walter C. Borman, PhD, is currently the chief executive officer of Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, Tampa, Florida, and professor of industrial amp ndash organizational psychology at the University of South Florida. He is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), and in 994 amp ndash 995 served as president of the society. Dr. Borman has written more than 3 books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers, and he was the recipient of SIOP's Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award for 2 3. He received his PhD in industrial amp ndash organizational psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.   Steven E. Lammlein, PhD, is an industrial amp ndash organizational psychologist with 27 years of experience in human resources research and consulting. He has consulted with a large variety of private- and public-sector clients, and his work has addressed workforce issues in a wide variety of jobs across the occupational spectrum. His specialty areas include personnel selection and placement, certification testing, equal employment opportunity issues, job and training needs analysis, management development and succession planning, training design and evaluation, and performance management. He received his PhD from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.