Benefits of a Multi-Generational Workforce: Perceptions of Age-Friendly Work Environments

<p>Age-friendly workplaces (1) emphasize mutual respect and inclusion at work and (2) provide comprehensive support for employees of all ages by utilizing a combination of policies, procedures, settings, and/or structures to (3) remove the barriers that segregate by age group and (4) encourages participation of all employees regardless of their age. The current study explored the idea of an age-friendly workplace by developing a measure of an age-friendly workplace and examining its influence on employees. The Age-Friendly Work Environment Scale was developed to assess the extent to which employees view their organizations to manage employees of different ages effectively. Using a working sample from a single organization, the study examined the relationship between an age-friendly work environment and employees' job-related outcomes such as engagement, satisfaction, stress, and turnover intentions. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2014

Author dc:creator

• Noorani, Aneeta Alysha

• Age-friendly work environments
• Employee Attitudes
• Employee perceptions
• Multi-generational workforce
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2014 Aneeta Alysha Noorani

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/230

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1228