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Making an Older Workforce Work for You

Throughout this book, we have analyzed the older worker phenomenon, dispelled myths about older workers, made the business case for retaining and hiring older workers, explored the impact of ageism, discussed how to help younger supervisors manage older employees, and suggested ways in which employers can develop policies and practices that meet the needs of older workers. In this chapter, we explore two additional factors that have important implications for employers as they seek to make an age-diverse workforce productive and effective for their companies and organizations: changing marketplace demographics ...

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