Older Workers in an Ageing Society

Edited by Philip Taylor, Professor, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, UK

• Contents:1. Introduction: Older Workers in an Ageing SocietyPhilip TaylorPART I: PUBLIC POLICY FOR AN AGEING WORKFORCE2. Public Policy for an Ageing Workforce: How Does the US Compare?Sara E. Rix3. Older Workers and Older Worker Policies in GermanyGerd Naegele4. Older Workers in Japan: The Present Situation and the Future ChallengesMasato Oka5. Age and Work in Different Labour Market ContextsJonas Edlund and Mikael StattinPART II: INVESTING IN AGEING HUMAN CAPITAL6. Lifelong Learning and the World of WorkHarvey L. Sterns and Diane M. Spokus7. Job Security in an Insecure World: Adaptations of Older Workers in the IT IndustryNeil Charness8. The Ageing Workforce, Human Capital and the Bermuda Triangle: An Interdependent AnalysisGerard Evers and Peter EsterPART III: REDESIGNING WORKPLACES FOR AN AGEING SOCIETY9. Redesign of Workplaces for an Ageing SocietyJuhani Ilmarinen10. Restyling Human Resources Management of Older Information Technology Workers in an Environment of Daunting RiskElizabeth Brooke11. Managing to Work LongerAnthony Chiva12. Rethinking Recruitment Processes in an Ageing SocietyVictoria BüschPART IV: GENERATIONS AT THE WORKPLACE13. Generational Relations and the Workplace: A Critique of the ConceptVictor W. Marshall and Amber L. Wells14. Linking Age to the Quality of Employees’ Work ExperiencesMarcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Christina Matz-Costa and Elyssa BesenPART V: MANAGING LABOUR SUPPLY IN AN AGEING SOCIETY15. Working Longer in a Changing Economy: Will Ageing Populations Mean Ageing Workforces?Philip Taylor and Christopher McLoughlin16. Managing Older Workers in an Ageing SocietyDonald M. Atwater17. Older Workers in a Global Economy: Life Cycle Migration and Knowledge TransferStephen Little and Frank Go18. Review: Agendas in Researching Ageing and WorkPhilip TaylorIndex

'This book provides a valuable insight into the many facets of issues facing older workers, managers and governments in the context of an ageing society. The many challenges for these three key stakeholders are clearly established within the 18 chapters.'