To what extent are ageist attitudes among employers translated into discriminatory practices

Per H. Jensen, Wouter De Tavernier and Peter Nielsen

International Journal of Manpower, 2019, vol. 45, issue 4, 661-675

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to address four interrelated questions: what is the prevalence of ageism amongst employers? What are the factors conditioning employers’ age stereotypes? To what extent are ageist attitudes among employers translated into discriminatory recruitment, retention and firing practices? And what factors can moderate the stereotype–discrimination interaction? Design/methodology/approach - The paper draws on a survey conducted among Danish employers; 2,525 completed the survey questionnaires; response rate 25 per cent. Findings - The major finding is that ageist stereotypes among employers do not translate into discriminatory personnel management practices. Research limitations/implications - The findings may be specific to Denmark. Denmark is renowned to be a non-hierarchical, egalitarian society, which may have implications for personnel management practices. Originality/value - Contrary to this study, most studies analysing ageist stereotypes do not assess the extent to which stereotypes are translated into discriminatory personnel management practices in the workplace.

Keywords: Discrimination; Denmark; Older workers; Company performance; Ageism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-10-2018-0365

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