Sustainable employment: the importance of intrinsically valuable work and an age-supportive climate
van Dam, Karen ; van Vuuren, Tinka ; Kemps, Sofie
International Journal of Human Resource Management
2017
28
17-18
Oct.
2449-2472
employment ; employability ; older worker ; motivation ; job satisfaction ; human resources management
Personnel management
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1137607
English
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"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 investigated the role of a intrinsically motivating job (intrinsic job value) and an age-supportive climate for three indicators of employees' sustainable employment: employability, work engagement and affective commitment. The questionnaire was completed by 119 office employees (response 35%) of a Dutch public transport organization. A SEM analysis revealed that intrinsic job value was strongly and positively related with all three indicators of sustainable employment for employees of all ages. In contrast, an age-supportive climate was especially important for older employees' work engagement and affective commitment. This study has implications for practice and for research of sustainable employment, HRM and aging. "
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