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The focus of this thesis is to examine perceptions held towards older workers across industries. The perceptions of Human Resource personnel and hiring managers recruiting for Information Technologist were compared to the perceptions of Human Resource personnel and hiring managers recruiting for various other positions.

The demographic shift to an older population has led to a structural transformation of the labor force and rapid social change within American society. This, in turn, has given rise to the need to reassess the factors which facilitate and impede the older adults' interest and participation in work-related education (WRE). More specifically, the research sought to discover how the older adult's perceptions of self, work options, the accessibility of work-related education (WRE) programs, the attitudes and support of significant others, and job market experience affect their expression of interest and willingness to participate in WRE. Key perceptions regarding WRE and their interrelationships were suggested by Rubenson's Paradigm for Recruitment, which helped me to generate questions, guide the interviews, and analyze data. The interviewees were 19 healthy women, age 55 and over, who were living in a Southwestern Virginia city in which WRE programs were offered by public and private educational institutions. Interviewees were grouped according to financial and work status in order to examine how the women's perceptions varied by these characteristics. A qualitative methodology employing in-depth interviews was utilized to achieve the study's objective and to address the limitations of earlier research. Findings indicate a strong, but conditional interest in WRE existed among women in the workforce, despite initial negative responses to a survey-type question. Interest and willingness to participate in WRE varied by type of WRE and grouping of the women by income and work status. For example, financially secure working women were only interested in on-the-job training while financially-insecure women would require training subsidies and job guarantees. Case studies revealed that the working women's experiences with age-discrimination was a major factor qualifying their interest in WRE. Financially-secure-retired women were not interested in WRE under any conditions. Definitional problems associated with the concept of WRE resulted in mis-perceptions by some of the interviewees and most likely, have seriously affected the validity of some past survey research in this area. To account for the conditional nature of interest m WRE, modifications of Rubenson's paradigm and recommendations to guide further survey research were suggested. Data resulting from this study have implications for both the applied and theoretical aspects of adult education and gerontology. Resultant data augment the information available to educational policy-makers at all levels of government who are expected to respond equitably to the varied educational needs and interest of this diverse segment of the population. Senior employment counselors, human resource decision makers m companies, and employers of older adults may also benefit from the insights gained in this study. / Ed. D.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-10-06T12:49:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Juçara Pereira da Costa Neves.pdf: 1847952 bytes, checksum: d72563f886f832d014805a6283b78144 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-06T12:49:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Juçara Pereira da Costa Neves.pdf: 1847952 bytes, checksum: d72563f886f832d014805a6283b78144 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This research addresses issues related to prejudice and discrimination of people aged 40 or over in the work context and the challenges faced by these individuals at the time and a possible professional relocation at that stage of human life. For this, a bibliographical research was conducted on issues related to human aging, global longevity and longevity in Brazil, organizational diversity, people management, work, labor market, individual, social psychology and ethics. A quantitative-descriptive research was also performed with data obtained through an online questionnaire, answered by 56 professionals aged 40 years or over. First, the statistical analysis was based on the presentation and description of the frequency diagrams corresponding to the data collected for the various questions formulated. As a complementary study, the chi-square test of independence was applied in order to verify the existence or not of association between certain variables. The data revealed that professionals aged 40 and over perceived the existence of prejudice and age discrimination in the work context, as well as several challenges faced during the professional relocation process after 40 years of age. This research aims to contribute to discussions and new studies focused on this topic. In addition, this study aims to assist professionals in the area of social Psychology, human resources and/or people management, promoting information and reflection on the subject, in order to work for social inclusion in companies of people with that age group / Esta pesquisa aborda questões relacionadas ao preconceito e discriminação de pessoas com 40 ou mais anos de idade no contexto de trabalho e os desafios enfrentados por esses indivíduos no momento e uma possível recolocação profissional nessa fase da vida do ser humano. Para isso, realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica sobre questões ligadas ao envelhecimento humano, à longevidade global e longevidade no Brasil, à diversidade organizacional, à gestão de pessoas, ao trabalho, mercado de trabalho, indivíduo, psicologia social e ética. Foi realizada também uma pesquisa quantitativa-descritiva com dados obtidos através de questionário on-line, respondido por 56 profissionais com 40 ou mais anos de idade. Primeiramente, a análise estatística baseou-se na apresentação e descrição dos diagramas de frequências correspondentes aos dados coletados para as várias questões formuladas. Como estudo complementar, aplicou-se o Teste Qui-Quadrado de independência com o objetivo de se verificar a existência ou não de associação entre determinadas variáveis. Os dados revelaram que os profissionais de 40 ou mais anos de idade percebem a existência de preconceito e discriminação etária no contexto de trabalho, assim como vários desafios enfrentados durante o processo de recolocação profissional após os 40 anos de idade. A pesquisa em questão pretende contribuir para discussões e novos estudos voltados para este tema. Além disso, este estudo pretende auxiliar os profissionais da área de psicologia social, recursos humanos e/ou gestão de pessoas, promovendo informação e reflexão sobre o tema, com o intuito de trabalharem a inclusão social nas empresas de pessoas com a referida faixa etária

The relationship between work status (working and retired) and the degree of formal and informal social participation among elderly respondents sixty to sixty-nine years of age was studied and analyzed. A national probability sample of 735 elderly Americans provided the major data source. Elaboration model was used to further understand and explain the relationship between work status and the degree of formal and informal social participation. Ten control variables were introduced: work status of spouse, marital status, occupational status, family income, satisfaction with health, size of kinship network, race, gender, and size of community of residence. Indices of formal and informal social participation were constructed.

Technological innovations and career changes have made the workers need for training/retraining an important issue in organizations. However, due to presumed age differences in the ability to benefit from training, employers are sometimes concerned about spending money on training for older workers. This study investigated the relationship of age with attitude about computer training (self-efficacy and anxiety) and training performance at different levels of task complexity.

The underlying assumption of this thesis was that different subgroups of older adults have different motivations for seeking employment.

The purpose of this study was to: (1) describe the relationship between unit managers' attitudes and practices and the employment status of older workers in a segment of the foodservice industry; and (2) derive implications about the educational and training interventions necessary to facilitate the increased labor force participation of older workers in the industry. Demographic trends influenced the development of this study. The foodservice industry’s heavy reliance on younger workers and reports of potential labor shortages were reasons the study was undertaken. The population consisted of the membership of the National Restaurant Association. From this group a stratified random sample of 480 foodservice units was selected. Data were collected via questionnaires sent to the identified unit managers. The results indicated positive relationships between the employment of older workers and the following variables: establishment of a formal training program; the use of self-paced training methods; and the availability of employment alternatives. Older workers were most frequently employed in the institutional segment of the foodservice industry and in units in which a larger percentage of older managers were employed. Educational and training interventions which would facilitate the employment of older workers were presented. These included: training for managers; training programs for older workers; and employment alternatives. / Ed. D.

The purpose of this study was to construct a model of midlife work adaptation that depicts a basic framework outlining coping processes by which midlife adults use to approach changes identified in the current midlife context that challenge them cognitively, physically, and emotionally.

The main objective of this thesis is to analyze the problem of population ageing in terms of the cessation of professional activity (and especially premature labour market withdrawals) and non-medical care needs of persons who are dependent or have lost their autonomy, in order to provide the various public and private administrations active in these fields with some food for thought. / Doctorat en Sciences économiques et de gestion / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished