Engaging the aging workforce: the relationship between perceived age similarity, satisfaction with coworkers, and employee engagement

• Published in: Journal of applied psychology Vol. 92; no. 6; p. 1542
• Main Authors: Avery, Derek R, McKay, Patrick F, Wilson, David C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2007
• Subjects: Aging - psychology; Attitude; Employment; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Job Satisfaction; Male; Social Perception; Surveys and Questionnaires; Workplace - psychology

Business publications and the popular press have stressed the importance of creating conditions for meaningful employee expression in work roles, also known as engagement. Few empirical studies, however, have examined how individual or situational factors relate to engagement. Consequently, this stu...