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Coping with demographic change in job markets: How age diversity management contributes to organisational performance

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  • Bieling, Gisela
  • Stock, Ruth Maria
  • Dorozalla, Florian

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Demographic shifts are altering job markets in developed countries. A steady increase in the average age of employees and a decline in the number of young, qualified workers have intensified the war for talent, resulting in highly competitive and dynamic job markets. Using resource dependence theory, this study investigates how organisations respond to such challenges. An investigation of a sample of 153 German companies provides support for the hypotheses that HR managers implement age diversity management in both appraisal and compensation practices as a response to competitive job markets which, in turn, contributes to organisational performance.

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  • Bieling, Gisela & Stock, Ruth Maria & Dorozalla, Florian, 2015. "Coping with demographic change in job markets: How age diversity management contributes to organisational performance," Zeitschrift fuer Personalforschung. German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 29(1), pages 5-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:zfpers:doi:10.1688/zfp-2015-01-bieling
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    Keywords

    resource dependence theory; human resource management; age diversity management; job market trends; organisational performance;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation

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