| Description |
xvi, 432 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Employment.
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Age and employment.
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Health promotion.
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| Author |
Czaja, Sara J.
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Sharit, Joseph.
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| LC no. |
2008050562 |
| ISBN |
9780801892738 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0801892732 hardcover alkaline paper |
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