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Late Career and Retirement in the Context of Changing Careers

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Salminen and von Bonsdorff provide a much-needed overview of recent studies focusing on older employees’ late career and retirement intentions in the context of the changing nature of careers. Owing to the current turbulent working life, individuals’ career and retirement patterns are more diverse and complex than before. By focusing on contemporary career models, Salminen and von Bonsdorff explore the possibilities and constraints that older employees may encounter under the new career realities. Based on the selective literature review, they identify several prerequisites for continuing working until retirement age and beyond, such as possibilities for continuous learning, adaptability, self-directed career attitude, and value-driven career decisions.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the Finnish Work Environment Fund (number 110319 and 115192) for financial support. Monika E. von Bonsdorff has received support from the Academy of Finland (grant numbers 294530, 307114 and 303920).

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  1. School of Management, University of Tampere, Kanslerinrinne 1, Tampere, FI-33014, Finland

    Hanna Salminen

  2. Gerontology Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35 (Kärki), Jyväskylä, FI-40014, Finland

    Monika von Bonsdorff

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  1. University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Iiris Aaltio

  2. Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Albert J. Mills

  3. Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Jean Helms Mills

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Salminen, H., von Bonsdorff, M. (2017). Late Career and Retirement in the Context of Changing Careers. In: Aaltio, I., Mills, A., Mills, J. (eds) Ageing, Organisations and Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58813-1_5

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