Aging and work : issues and implications in a changing landscape

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Czaja, Sara J. (Editor), Sharit, Joseph (Editor)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009
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ISBN9780801892738 0-8018-9273-2
Physical Descriptionxvi, 432 s. : il. ; 24 cm

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Table of Contents:
  • Institutional and individual responses to structural lag : the changing patterns of work at older ages / Richard V. Burkhauser and Ludmila Rovba
  • Caregiving and employment / Richard Schulz and Lynn M. Martire
  • Aging and work : an international perspective / Juhani Ilmarinen
  • The politics of work and aging : public policy for the new elders / Fernando M. Torres-Gil
  • Implications of an aging workforce : an industry perspective / Vicki L. Hanson and Eric Lesser
  • Trends in job demands, and the implications for older workers / Peter Cappelli
  • Telework and older workers / Joseph Sharit and Sara J. Czaja
  • Collaborative work : what's age got to do with it? / Michael A. Smyer and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
  • The issues and opportunities of entrepreneurship after age 50 / Edward G. Rogoff
  • Managers' attitudes toward older workers : a review of the evidence / Richard W. Johnson
  • Work and older adults : motivation and performance / Ruth Kanfer
  • Skill acquisition in older adults : psychological mechanisms / Neil Charness
  • Preparing organizations and workers for current and future employment : training and retraining / Sara J. Czaja and Joseph Sharit
  • Age and performance measures of knowledge-based work : a cognitive perspective / Pamela S. Tsang
  • Ergonomic design of workplaces for the aging population / Karl H. E. Kroemer
  • Safety and health issues for an aging workforce / James W. Grosch and Glenn S. Pransky
  • Work organization and health in an aging workforce : observations from the NIOSH quality of life survey / Steven L. Sauter, Jessica M. Keel, and Dennis J. Hanseman
  • Health promotion and wellness programs for older workers / Robert B. Wallace and Gwenith G. Fisher