Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction to the Changing Nature of Work
- Part II What Has Changed?
- Part III Implications for Talent Management and Impact on Employees
- 14 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Selection
- 15 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Recruitment and Retention
- 16 Performance Management and the Changing Nature of Work
- 17 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Training
- 18 Leader Behaviors and the Changing Nature of Work
- 19 The Changing Nature of Teams
- 20 Managing Employees across the Working Lifespan
- 21 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Employee Attitudes and Work Perceptions
- 22 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for the Interface between Work and Nonwork Roles
- 23 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Employee Health and Safety
- 24 The Dark Side of Workplace Technology
- 25 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for the Employee–Organization Relationship
- 26 The Future of Work
- 27 Sustainability as a Driver of Organizational Change
- Index
- References
20 - Managing Employees across the Working Lifespan
from Part III - Implications for Talent Management and Impact on Employees
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 April 2020
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction to the Changing Nature of Work
- Part II What Has Changed?
- Part III Implications for Talent Management and Impact on Employees
- 14 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Selection
- 15 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Recruitment and Retention
- 16 Performance Management and the Changing Nature of Work
- 17 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Training
- 18 Leader Behaviors and the Changing Nature of Work
- 19 The Changing Nature of Teams
- 20 Managing Employees across the Working Lifespan
- 21 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Employee Attitudes and Work Perceptions
- 22 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for the Interface between Work and Nonwork Roles
- 23 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for Employee Health and Safety
- 24 The Dark Side of Workplace Technology
- 25 Implications of the Changing Nature of Work for the Employee–Organization Relationship
- 26 The Future of Work
- 27 Sustainability as a Driver of Organizational Change
- Index
- References
Summary
As the workforce ages, and becomes increasingly age diverse, it is important to consider how to best manage employees across the working lifespan. In this chapter, we consider how seven axioms of the lifespan developmental theoretical perspective could be applied to this end. The lifespan developmental perspective is a metatheoretical framework, which integrates a variety of specific theories of human development and aging. We argue that the lifespan perspective is an ideal framework for understanding how to best manage an aging workforce. In particular, this framework has advantages over other models for understanding this phenomenon, namely the generational perspective. We offer a number of practical recommendations for integrating the lifespan perspective into the broader discourse on the changing nature of work, and into discussions regarding the aging workforce, specifically. Finally, we conclude with some thoughts on the notion of age management, and discuss implications of this framework for future inquiry and practice.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work , pp. 425 - 445Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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