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The Influence of Age on Public Sector Managerial Evaluations

As the American population ages, the issues of aging and work have gradually come to the forefront. An older and increasingly diverse workforce has raised concerns over job performance, labor costs, and alternative work demands. At the same time, evidence indicates that older workers continue to experience extensive labor market problems due to false assumptions on the part of managers about the limiting effect of age on employee performance. The public sector's ability to respond to age-related issues in the workplace has largely been ignored by both public practitioners and researchers. This study addresses the questions of whether age negatively influences public personnel decisions, and if so, whether such influences adversely affect the treatment of older workers. The results of the survey indicate that public managers are susceptible to age bias when making personnel decisions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500979
Date08 1900
CreatorsMcCaghren, Kathy L. (Kathy Lea)
ContributorsMartinez-Ebers, Valerie, Nunn, Sam, Madison, Anna M.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 116 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., McCaghren, Kathy L. (Kathy Lea)

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