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Sharing older workers among organizations: a vignette study investigating organizational, relational and task characteristics

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  • Ferry Koster

    (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands)

  • Hendrik Koppejan

    (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands)

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With the aging of the workforce, organizations are face with the question how to ensure the employability of their older workers. To date, most of the research focuses on internal policies and practices (training, work load reduction, and so on). This study explores an external option, namely hiring older workers from other organizations and sending older workers to another organization. Based on theories about cooperation between organizations, four hypotheses are formulated (about characteristics of the organizations, the task of the worker and the relationship between the organization). These hypotheses were tested using a vignette study. Evidence was found for three main conditions for the willingness to hire and send older workers, namely: absorptive capacity, measurable tasks, and trust between organizations.

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  • Ferry Koster & Hendrik Koppejan, 2019. "Sharing older workers among organizations: a vignette study investigating organizational, relational and task characteristics," Journal of Human Resource Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Management, vol. 22(1), pages 1-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:cub:journl:v:22:y:2019:i:1:p:1-11
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    Keywords

    inter-organizational cooperation; prisoner’s dilemma; absorptive capacity; task measurability; trust; network size;
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    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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