Abstract
Shore et al.’s (2009) annotated review of diversity at work concludes
that relative to other forms of diversity such as race and gender,
age-based diversity has been an under-researched area. This was partly
related to the fact that unlike race and gender, organisations were
rarely found to take age-based initiatives (Shore et al. 2009). However,
in more recent years, this situation has changed. The impending
retirement of more than 75 million older workers has created a crisis in
organisations as they strive to attract, retain, and ultimately
assimilate a comparable number of young people who purportedly hold
significantly different values, attitudes, and expectations from the
generations of workers who preceded them (Ng et al. 2012; Twenge et al.
2010). As a result, leading organisations (i.e., Marriot International,
Sodexo, Tata Consulting Services) have begun implementing interventions
to appease the perceived high demands and expectations of the incoming
generation of the workforce.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Palgrave Handbook of Age Diversity and Work |
Editors | Emma Parry, Jean McCarthy |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 521-538 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1137467799 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |