The Oxford Handbook of Work and Aging

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.

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, Maria Fernanda Garcia 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