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Aging Workers and the Employee-Employer Relationship

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This chapter highlights key insights into the dynamics of older workers and the opportunities available to redesign both their work experiences and the practices of contemporary organizations to the benefit of both. It identifies key evidence-based principles to optimize the employee-employer relationship of aging workers to maintain their health, motivation and productivity. It lays out the most prominent future research avenues, as well as practical implications.

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  1. Department of Human Resource Studies, University of Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Dorien T. A. M. Kooij

  2. H. John Heinz III College, Carnegie Mellon University, Forbes Avenue 5000, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3890, USA

    Denise M. Rousseau

  3. Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Forbes Avenue 5000, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3890, USA

    Denise M. Rousseau

  4. School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK

    P. Matthijs Bal

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  1. School of Management, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom

    P. Matthijs Bal

  2. Department of Human Resource Studies, University of Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Dorien T.A.M. Kooij

  3. H. John Heinz III College, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Denise M. Rousseau

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Kooij, D.T.A.M., Rousseau, D.M., Bal, P.M. (2015). Conclusion and Future Research. In: Bal, P., Kooij, D., Rousseau, D. (eds) Aging Workers and the Employee-Employer Relationship. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08007-9_15

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