The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook on Aging and Work

Elizabeth F. Fideler received a doctorate of education in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University. She is a founding member of the Sloan Research Network on Aging & Work at Boston College. Fideler has written and presented extensively on aspects of the aging workforce. Her current focus is older women and men who choose to continue in the paid workforce beyond conventional retirement age. She is the author of many well-received books on this topic, including the recent Aging, Work, and Retirement.

1 The Aging Workforce: An Overview by Elizabeth F. Fideler, Editor

PART I: FISCAL CHALLENGES AND THE OLDER WORKER

2 The Growing Financial Imperative to Work Longer by Richard W. Johnson, Karen E. Smith, and Damir Cosic

3 Challenges and Opportunities to Living and Working Longer in the Twenty-First Century by Ernest Gonzales and Sarah Michelle Steeley

4 The Choices of (Low-Income) Aging Workers on the Margins: Expanding the Narrative by Christina Matz and Melissa Brown

5 Precariously and Securely Employed Older Women and Prospects for Extended Working Lives by Debra Street and Áine Ní Léime

6 Retirement Security and Timing among Hispanics: Is Working Longer a Fair Expectation for Everyone in the U.S.? by Antonia Díaz-Valdés I.

PART II DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS AND WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

7 Adapting to an Aging Workforce: Evolving Talent Strategies and HR Practices by Jennifer Schramm

8 Managing Aging and Age-Diverse Workforces by Hannes Zacher and Cort W. Rudolph

9 Collaborative Work in the Twenty-First Century: An Intergenerational, Age-Diverse Perspective by Jensine Paoletti, Ruilin Wu, and Eduardo Salas

10 The Role of Employers in Shaping the Lives of Experienced Employees: Moving from Awareness to Activity by Brian Kaskie and Hannah Rochford

11 Creating Age-Friendly Workplaces for Older Workers: Challenges and Opportunities by Amanda Sonnega

12 Tackling Ageism in the Workplace by Hannah J. Swift, Ben Steeden, and Georgina Randsley de Moura

PART III FACTORS INFLUENCING LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AT OLDER AGES

13 Older Workers and Job Performance by Elora C. Voyles and Michael P. Robinson

14 Productive Engagement among Older Workers by Yi Wang, Takashi Amano, and Kara A. Carter

15 Self-Management of Career and Retirement: Issues of Competence and Dyscompetence by Harvey L. Sterns and Anthony A. Sterns

16 Older Workers’ Self-Management and Sustainable Employability at Work: Lessons Learned from Science and Practice by Annet de Lange, Trude Furunes, and Anne-Marije Buckens

17 Emerging Technologies, the Aging Workforce, and the Future of Work by Margaret E. Beier and Meghan K. Davenport

18 Living Longer, Working Longer, Learning Longer by Phyllis A. Cummins, Peter Riley Bahr, and Takashi Yamashita

PART IV DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

19 Resilience, Need Fulfillment, and Well-Being in Older Workers by Katherine D. King and Christine Rutledge Smith

20 Aging, Work, and Caregiving: Current Knowledge and Directions for Future Research by Sarah E. Patterson and Andrew Arche

PART V AS THE EXPERIENCE OF AGING CHANGES, SO TOO DOES RETIREMENT

21 The Changing Landscape of Retirement by Helen Dennis and Kelly Ann Marnfeldt

22 Bridge Employment by Karen Pak and Mo Wang

23 Senior Entrepreneurship: The Twenty-First Century’s Most Underrated Economic Engine by Elizabeth Isele

24 Older Workers as Volunteers by Doug Dickson

PART VI SUMMARY AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

25 Social Policy and the Older Worker: An International Perspective by Janet M. Hively and Moira Allan

26 A Portfolio Framework for Extended Work Pathways: Leveraging the Strengths of Older Workers by Dawn C. Carr, Brittany M. King, and Phyllis Moen

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