International Journal of Manpower: Volume 31 Issue 3

Introduction to the changing nature of retirement: an international perspective

Kenneth S. Shultz, Kène Henkens

The purpose of this overview is to provide a brief introduction to the topic of retirement, noting five key issues and directions for future research which are addressed…

How are psychosocial factors related to retirement intentions?

Sara Zaniboni, Guido Sarchielli, Franco Fraccaroli

This study aims to explore the psycho‐social factors (i.e. older worker identity, development opportunities on the job, anticipation of lost social integration upon retirement…

Retirement decisions in the context of the abolishment of mandatory retirement

Amy M. Warren, E. Kevin Kelloway

The purpose of this study is to use the theory of planned behavior to test a structural model of retirement timing intentions of older workers in Canada following the abolishment…

Burnout and older workers' intentions to retire

Kène Henkens, Monique Leenders

The central theme of this article is early retirement intentions and burnout among older workers. The paper aims to investigate whether there is a relationship between the burnout…

The influences on bridge employment decisions

Chanjira Pengcharoen, Kenneth S. Shultz

Population aging, and changes in labor force participation among older adults, will have tremendous impacts on the aging workforce. Thus it is imperative that the factors that…

Do buy‐outs of older workers matter?: Estimating retirement behavior with special early retirement offers

Daniel Hallberg, Matias Eklöf

This paper aims to look at model retirement behavior with a focus on early retirement where there is an option for “buy‐outs”. An employer can offer employees generous pension…

Do European employers support later retirement?

Hendrik P. van Dalen, Kène Henkens, Wilma Henderikse, Joop Schippers

This paper aims to examine whether employers' opinions and expectations regarding workers' retirement age are in line with the ideas of the EU‐Member States' governments to…

Older workers and organizational change: corporate memory versus potentiality

Philip Taylor, Libby Brooke, Christopher McLoughlin, Tia Di Biase

Drawing on the recent work of Sennett and others who considered the position of older workers in dynamic economies subject to rapid change, this paper aims to examine the…

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