Managing an Age-Diverse Workforce

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