Age diversity and its performance implications – Analysing a major future workforce trend

Stephan A. Boehm, Miriam K. Baumgaertner, David J. G. Dwertmann and Florian Kunze
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Stephan A. Boehm: University of St. Gallen
Miriam K. Baumgaertner: University of St. Gallen
David J. G. Dwertmann: University of St. Gallen
Florian Kunze: University of St. Gallen

A chapter in From Grey to Silver, 2011, pp 121-141 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Demographic change, increased retirement age, and efforts to shorten the duration of education will lead to a more age-diverse workforce in future. Age diversity’s successful management will therefore become an important business issue for company practitioners. Unfortunately, knowledge concerning the outcomes of diversity in general and age diversity in particular lacks consistency. On the basis of the similarity-attraction paradigm, social identity and self-categorisation theory, token status, and inequality, some scholars argue that diversity has negative effects. On the basis of the information/decision-making perspective, other scholars predict that diversity has positive outcomes.

Keywords: Management Journal; Transformational Leadership; Team Performance; Cognitive Diversity; Token Status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15594-9_11

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