Managing an Age Diverse Workforce

The ageing workforce and the introduction of anti-age discrimination legislation across much of the world has led to an increased interest in age diversity and the issues inherent in managing an age-diverse workforce. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues in managing an age-diverse workforce. Unique in the multiple approaches that it encompasses, it includes discussions of both older and younger workers, employer and employee perspectives, generational and age diversity and international comparisons. Emma Parry and Shaun Tyson include chapters from renowned authors in the field of age diversity, which use both conceptual argument and empirical research in order to provide insights into this important area, therefore constituting an essential text for academics, students and practitioners with an interest in age diversity.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; E.Parry & S.Tyson PART I: THE IMPORTANCE OF AGE DIVERSITY The Business Case for an Age-diverse Workforce; D.Buttigieg Age Discrimination and the Law: Forging the Way Ahead; J.Herring PART II: THE NATURE OF AGE AND AGE DIVERSITY Situating Age (in) Equality Within the Paradigm and Practices of Diversity Management; K.Riach The Relationship between Gender and Age; W.Loretto & S.Vickerstaff The Prism of Age: Managing Age in the 21st Century Workplace; M.Pitt-Catsoupes, C.Matz-Costa & M.Brown The Impact of Generational Diversity on People Management; E.Parry & P.Urwin PART III: THE EMPLOYEE'S PERSPECTIVE Ageism and Age Discrimination: The Experience and Perceptions of Older Employees; F.Carmichael, C.Hulme, L.Porcellato, B.Ingham & A.Prashar The Role of Age in Career Progression: Motivation and Barriers to Fulfilment in Older Employees; D.Bown Wilson Younger Academics Expectations about Work and Future Employers; W.Mayrhofer, O.Nordhang & C.Obeso PART IV: THE EMPLOYER'S PERSPECTIVE ON MANAGING AN AGE-DIVERSE WORKFORCE Extending Working Life: The Retention of Older Workers; V.Beck The Importance of 'teaching old dogs new tricks': Training and Learning Opportunities for Older Workers; A.Felstead Health and Well-being in Older Workers: Capacity Change with Age; S.Harper PART V: MANAGING AN AGE-DIVERSE WORKFORCE ACROSS NATIONAL CONTEXTS The Impact of National Context on Managing Age Diversity: The Case of the UK and Germany; M.Muller-Camen, M.Flynn & H.Schroder Working Longer in National Contexts: Comparing Japan and the United States; M.Higo & J.Lee

About the Author :
EMMA PARRY is a Senior Research Fellow at Cranfield School of Management, UK. One of her main research interests is in age and generational diversity. She has numerous publications in these areas and regularly speaks at academic and practitioner conference on these topics. SHAUN TYSON is Emeritus Professor of HRM at Cranfield University, UK. He has extensive experience as a researcher and author in the field of HRM having published over 20 books in the field.