Table of Contents

Contents
Section I. Introduction

1. Work and Aging: Introduction
Jerry W. Hedge and Walter C. Borman

Section II. Demographic Perspectives

2. Global Aging and Aging Workers
David R Phillips and Oi-ling Siu

3. Workforce Demographics in the U. S.: Occupational Trends, Work Rates, and Retirement Projections in the U.S.
Victoria Albright

4. The Aging of the Workforce in European Countries: Demographic Trends, Retirement Projections, and Retirement Policies
Vegard Skirbekk, Elke Loichinger, Bilal F. Barakat

5. The Changing Workforce Demographics in Asia Pacific: A Diversity of Work and Retirement Trends
Paul T. Van Katwyk

6. Aging Workforce Demographics in Canada: Occupational Trends, Work Rates, and Retirement Projections
Steven F. Cronshaw

Section III. Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives on Workforce Aging

7. A Review of Aging Theories and Modern Work Perspectives
Boris B. Baltes, Cort W. Rudolph, and Annie C. Bal

8. Aging and Participation in Career Development Activities
Thomas W. H. Ng and Daniel C. Feldman

9. Studying the Aging Worker: Research Designs and Methodologies
Brendan M. Baird, Lindsay Pitzer, Alissa Russell, & Cindy S. Bergeman

10. Defining Age, and Using Age-relevant Constructs
Alexander R. Schwall

11. The Aging Worker and Person-Environment Fit
Elissa L. Perry, Gina Dokko, and Frank D. Golom


Section IV. The Older Worker

12. Physical Capabilities and Occupational Health of Older Workers
Julie A. Maertens, Stefanie E. Putter, Peter Y. Chen, Manfred Diehl, and Yueng-Hsiang (Emily) Huang

13. The Aging Process and Cognitive Capabilities
Tracey E. Rizzuto, Katie E. Cherry, and Jared A. LeDoux

14. Aging, Personality and Work Attitudes
Eric D. Heggestad and Ashley M. Andrew

15. Job Performance and the Aging Worker
Michael A. McDaniel, Bryan J. Pesta, and George C. Banks
16. Age Stereotypes and Workplace Age Discrimination: A Framework for Future Research
Richard A. Posthuma, María Fernanda García and Michael A. Campion
17. Ending on the scrap heap? The experience of job-loss and job-search among older workers
Ute-Christine Klehe, Jessie Koen, and Irene E. De Pater

18. Aging Workers and Technology
Lori Foster Thompson and Christopher B. Mayhorn

Section V. Organizational Strategies for an Older Workforce

19. Workforce Planning with an Aging Workforce
Martin M. Greller

20. Recruiting/Hiring of Older Workers
Filip Lievens, Greet Van Hoye, Hannes Zacher

21. Retention Strategies and Older Workers
Cheryl Paullin and Deborah L. Whetzel

22. Dynamic Learning: Discovering, Applying, and Updating Knowledge Faster than the Speed of Change
Lloyd Baird and Darrell Griffin

23. The Training and Development of an Aging Workforce
Margaret E. Beier, Mark S. Teachout, and Cody B. Cox

24. Career Planning for Mid- and Late-Career Workers
Sven Voelpel, Anne Sauer, and Torsten Biemann

25. Job Design and Re-design for Older Workers
Joseph Sharit and Sara J. Czaja

26. Multiple Generations in the Workplace: Exploring the Research, Influence of Stereotypes, and Organizational Applications
Arlene Pace Green, Laura Mastrangelo Eigel, Jacquelyn Boone James, Danielle Hartmann, and Katie Malter

Section VI. Perspectives on Work and Retirement

27. Older Workers and Work-Family Issues
Tammy D. Allen and Kristen M. Shockley

28. Retirement Planning: New Context, Process, Language and Players
Helen Dennis and Kathryn E. Thomas

29. Retirement Dilemmas and Decisions
Phyllis Moen

30. Health, Fiscal, and Psychological Well-Being in Retirement
Mo Wang

Section VII. Societal Perspective on Work and Retirement

31. Aging Workers, Demographic Subgroups, and Differential Work and Retirement Opportunities
Lauren Eyster, Demetra Smith Nightingale, and Jacqueline Nidoh

32. Age-based Laws, Rules and Regulations in the United States
Arthur Gutman

33. The Fiscal Challenge of an Aging Population in the U. S.
Sewin Chan

34. Entitlement Programs, Retirement-related Policies and Governmental Politics
Marilyn Moon
















35. The Pros and Cons of Pro-Work Policies and Programs for Older Workers
Tay K. McNamara, Joelle M. Sano, and John B. Williamson

Section VIII. Thoughts and Future Directions

36. Advancing Research and Application in Work and Aging
Jerry W. Hedge and Walter C. Borman

About the Author

Jerry W. Hedge, Ph.D., is currently a program director and senior research manager within the Social and Statistical Sciences group at RTI International. Walter C. Borman, Ph.D., is currently Chief Scientist of Personnel Decisions Research Institutes and is Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of South Florida.

Reviews

The target groups are students and practitioners within the social, public health and gerontology disciplines. The book is suitable, however, for anyone interested in the social and policy, and will be a very interesting tool in our government offices and parliament.
*Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, Feb 2013*