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INTRODUCTION 7

Chapter 1. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AGE DIVERSITY AMONG EMPLOYEES IN ORGANIZATIONS 13
1.1. The concept of employee diversity as the foundation for age diversity in the workforce 13
1.1.1. Definitional understanding and classification of workforce diversity 15
1.1.2. Theories underlying employee diversity 20
1.2. Definition of employee age diversity 24
1.3. Characterization of age-diverse workforce groups 34
1.4. Age diversity management 40

Chapter 2. ANTECEDENTS OF AGE DIVERSITY AMONG EMPLOYEES 46
2.1. Human resources (HR) practices conducive to age diversity among employees − a definitional approach 47
2.1.1. Areas of applying HR actions conducive to age diversity among employees 50
2.1.2. Examples of HR practices conducive to age diversity among employees 53
2.1.3. Comprehensive approach to implementing HR practices favoring age diversity 62
2.1.4. Linking HR practices to age diversity among employees 67
2.2. Workplace climate supporting age diversity − a definitional approach 71
2.2.1. The relationship between age-diversity-supportive HR practices and age-diversity-supportive workplace climate 75
2.2.2. The impact of workplace climate on age diversity among employees 77
2.2.3. The role of age diversity-supportive workplace climate in the relationship between HR practices and age diversity 79

Chapter 3. THE IMPACT OF AGE DIVERSITY ON ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES CONSIDERING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER 83
3.1. Organizational outcomes − definitional and classificatory approach 84
3.2. The impact of age diversity on organizational outcomes 88
3.3. The essence and importance of knowledge transfer in organizations 100
3.4. Knowledge transfer in the context of workforce age diversity 106
3.5. Knowledge transfer in the context of age diversity and organizational outcomes 121

Chapter 4. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: EXAMINING AGE DIVERSITY, HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES 127
4.1. Basic research assumptions 128
4.2. Description of the procedure of conducted empirical research 130
4.3. The selection and structure of the research sample 133
4.4. The characteristics of the research tools 135
4.4.1. Measurement of age diversity 136
4.4.2. Measurement of the workplace climate supporting age diversity 139
4.4.3. Measurement of HR practices promoting age diversity 140
4.4.4. Measurement of knowledge transfer 141
4.4.5. Measurement of organizational performance 142
4.4.6. Measurement of control variables 143
4.5. Conclusions 146

Chapter 5. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AGE DIVERSITY AMONG EMPLOYEES AND ITS ANTECEDENTS, ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES, AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER − IN LIGHT OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH 148
5.1. Statistical description of the sample 149
5.2. General characteristics of the research – results of reliability analysis, factor analysis, and correlation analysis 157
5.3. Research findings − hypothesis verification 173
5.4. Model of the relationship between employee age diversity and its antecedents, organizational outcomes, and knowledge transfer 186

Chapter 6. INTEGRATING EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE: STRATEGIC INSIGHTS ON AGE DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS 189
6.1. Implications for management theory 189
6.2. Implications for management practice 191
6.3. Limitations of the empirical research 195
6.4. Future research directions 196

CONCLUSIONS 201
APPENDICES 205
BIBLIOGRAPHY 213
LIST OF FIGURES 251
LIST OF TABLES 252

Szczegóły ebooka Employees’ age diversity − between supportive workplaces and organizational outcomes

Wydawca:

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Katowicach

Rok wydania:

2024

Typ publikacji:

Ebook

Język:

angielski

Format:

pdf

ISBN:

978-83-7875-911-9

Wydanie:

1

Autorzy:

Łucja Waligóra

Miejsce wydania:

Katowice

Liczba Stron:

254

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