The Palgrave Handbook of Age Diversity and Work

The Palgrave Handbook of Age Diversity and Work

This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of age diversity at work. As with the previous edition, this fully updated and expanded resource remains unique in its coverage of multiple perspectives on this issue. It considers generational and ageing approaches to age diversity, and a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

This book contains contributions from leading scholars from across the world to discuss recent research findings about the nature and impact of age diversity, and how to manage this phenomenon. It contains both updated and entirely new chapters that reflect emerging research streams and contemporary issues related to age diversity and work, including menopause and work, flexible and hybrid working, post-COVID changes, sustainable work, workability approaches, third age entrepreneurship, and digitalisation and emerging technologies. It will be of great importance to scholars and students of HRM, diversity and inclusivity, organisation studies and sociology of work.

This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of age diversity at work. As with the previous edition, this fully updated and expanded resource remains unique in its coverage of multiple perspectives on this issue. It considers generational and ageing approaches to age diversity, and a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

This book contains contributions from leading scholars from across the world to discuss recent research findings about the nature and impact of age diversity, and how to manage this phenomenon. It contains both updated and entirely new chapters that reflect emerging research streams and contemporary issues related to age diversity and work, including menopause and work, flexible and hybrid working, post-COVID changes, sustainable work, workability approaches, third age entrepreneurship, and digitalisation and emerging technologies. It will be of great importance to scholars and students of HRM, diversity and inclusivity, organisation studies and sociology of work.

Emma Parry is Professor of Human Resource Management and Director of the People, Skills and Leadership Theme at Cranfield School of Management, UK. Her work focuses on providing an evidence-based approach to examining the impact of the changing external context on managing people. She is particularly interested in the influence of technological advancement, workforce demographics and changing employee attitudes.

Jean McCarthy is an Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Her research focuses on advancing inclusive and sustainable workplaces by examining the attitudes, behaviours, and organisational practices that support equity, engagement, and responsible leadership.

Noreen Heraty is Head of the Department of Work and Employment Studies at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Her research interests focus on the dynamics of age and ageism in the workplace; work values; employment ‚post-retirement‘, workplace learning and development, and cross-national HRM/D trends and issues.

Highlights

• Provides a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the issues that result from increasing age diversity at work Fully updated with new insights, literature, empirical evidence, as well as new directions for research and practice Includes new content on sustainable work, emerging technologies, flexible and hybrid work and well-being

Über den Autor

Emma Parry is Professor of Human Resource Management and Director of the People, Skills and Leadership Theme at Cranfield School of Management, UK. Her work focuses on providing an evidence-based approach to examining the impact of the changing external context on managing people. She is particularly interested in the influence of technological advancement, workforce demographics and changing employee attitudes.

Jean McCarthy is an Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Her research focuses on advancing inclusive and sustainable workplaces by examining the attitudes, behaviours, and organisational practices that support equity, engagement, and responsible leadership.

Noreen Heraty is Head of the Department of Work and Employment Studies at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Her research interests focus on the dynamics of age and ageism in the workplace; work values; employment ‚post-retirement‘, workplace learning and development, and cross-national HRM/D trends and issues.