Sustainable employment: the importance of intrinsically valuable work and an age-supportive climate

• Published in: International journal of human resource management Vol. 28; no. 17; pp. 2449 - 2472
• Main Authors: van Dam, Karen, van Vuuren, Tinka, Kemps, Sofie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 25.09.2017
• Subjects: Affective commitment; age-supportive climate; employability; intrinsic job value; older employees; sustainable employment; work engagement

The aging workforce emphasizes the importance of sustainable employment, that is the extent to which workers are able and willing to remain working now and in the future . This raises the question how organizations can design work contexts that contribute to sustainable employment. This study invest...