Coping with demographic change in job markets: How age diversity management contributes to organisational performance

Gisela Bieling, Ruth Maria Stock and Florian Dorozalla

Zeitschrift fuer Personalforschung. German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management, 2015, vol. 29, issue 1, 5-30

Abstract: Demographic shifts are altering job markets in developed countries. A steady increase in the average age of employees and a decline in the number of young, qualified workers have intensified the war for talent, resulting in highly competitive and dynamic job markets. Using resource dependence theory, this study investigates how organisations respond to such challenges. An investigation of a sample of 153 German companies provides support for the hypotheses that HR managers implement age diversity management in both appraisal and compensation practices as a response to competitive job markets which, in turn, contributes to organisational performance.

Keywords: resource dependence theory; human resource management; age diversity management; job market trends; organisational performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 J20 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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