International Journal of Manpower: Volume 33 Issue 4

Guest editorial: creativity and innovation in the firm : Managerial antecedents and effects on employees

Alejandro Escribá‐Esteve, Ángeles Montoro‐Sánchez

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Focus Section “Creativity and innovation in the firm: managerial antecedents and effects on employees”, which forms the first of two…

Value dimensions and creativity: an international comparative study

Oyvin Kyvik, Yingying Zhang, Ana M. Romero‐Martinez

The purpose of this paper is to empirically explore the relationship between value dimensions and creativity, particularly between the intrinsic and extrinsic value approaches and…

Creative leaders promote creative organizations

Gro Ellen Mathisen, Ståle Einarsen, Reidar Mykletun

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of leaders’ creativity as a predictor of organizational creativity. The authors expected that creative leaders would promote…

Effects of process and product‐oriented innovations on employee downsizing

José David Vicente‐Lorente, José Ángel Zúñiga‐Vicente

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by different types of firm innovation on employee downsizing. Drawing on economic and management views, the authors aims to…

Do discriminatory attitudes to older workers at work affect their retirement intentions?

Pierre‐Jean Messe

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether employers’ attitudes towards older workers, especially regarding promotions, really affect their retirement intentions…

Job satisfaction and retirement age intentions in Finland : Self‐employed versus salary earners

Teemu Kautonen, Ulla Hytti, Dieter Bögenhold, Jarna Heinonen

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of job satisfaction on the intended retirement age of self‐employed and organisationally‐employed white‐collar professionals…

Retirement intentions of older migrant workers: does health matter?

Nicolas Gérard Vaillant, François‐Charles Wolff

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of self‐assessed health on retirement plans of older migrants living in France. As immigration is primarily associated with…

Retirement intentions: contrasting perspectives

Adrian Ziderman