TY - JOUR
T1 - Older workers' successful aging and intention to stay
AU - CHEUNG, Yue Lok, Francis
AU - WU, Man Sze, Anise
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Purpose– Based on organizational support theory, the aim of this paper is to examine the associations among perceived organizational support, successful aging in the workplace, job satisfaction, and the intentions to stay in organization among older workers.Design/methodology/approach– In total, 242 employees, aged over 45 years, were recruited to participate in a study from May to September 2009.Findings– Correlation showed that perceived organizational support and all five dimensions of successful aging in the workplace, (i.e. adaptability and health, positive relationship, occupational growth, personal security, and continued focus on goals), were significantly related to the intentions to stay in the organization. Structural equation modeling showed that perceived organizational support was positively related to successful aging in the workplace, and the latter is related to the intentions to stay, both directly and via the mediation of job satisfaction.Research limitations/implications– All data were self‐reported and collected at one time point. Thus, common method variance may be an issue and causal inferences are not warranted.Practical implications– Successful aging in the workplace was significantly related to older workers' intentions to stay. Managers may provide a wide range of organizational support and enhance successful aging in the workplace for older workers.Originality/value– This is the first study to empirically test the relations between successful aging in the workplace and intentions to stay among older workers. Implications of these findings, the limitations of the study, and directions for future research are discussed.
AB - Purpose– Based on organizational support theory, the aim of this paper is to examine the associations among perceived organizational support, successful aging in the workplace, job satisfaction, and the intentions to stay in organization among older workers.Design/methodology/approach– In total, 242 employees, aged over 45 years, were recruited to participate in a study from May to September 2009.Findings– Correlation showed that perceived organizational support and all five dimensions of successful aging in the workplace, (i.e. adaptability and health, positive relationship, occupational growth, personal security, and continued focus on goals), were significantly related to the intentions to stay in the organization. Structural equation modeling showed that perceived organizational support was positively related to successful aging in the workplace, and the latter is related to the intentions to stay, both directly and via the mediation of job satisfaction.Research limitations/implications– All data were self‐reported and collected at one time point. Thus, common method variance may be an issue and causal inferences are not warranted.Practical implications– Successful aging in the workplace was significantly related to older workers' intentions to stay. Managers may provide a wide range of organizational support and enhance successful aging in the workplace for older workers.Originality/value– This is the first study to empirically test the relations between successful aging in the workplace and intentions to stay among older workers. Implications of these findings, the limitations of the study, and directions for future research are discussed.
KW - Successful aging in the workplace
KW - Intentions to stay
KW - Older workers
KW - Job satisfaction
KW - Individual behaviour
KW - Workplace
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/440
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84883695539&doi=10.1108%2fJPM-09-2011-0062&partnerID=40&md5=19e502197e8c8363930b550f286ce187
U2 - 10.1108/JPM-09-2011-0062
DO - 10.1108/JPM-09-2011-0062
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0268-3946
VL - 28
SP - 645
EP - 660
JO - Journal of Managerial Psychology
JF - Journal of Managerial Psychology
IS - 6
ER -