Defining organizational contributions to sustaining an ageing workforce: a bibliometric review
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The ageing of populations worldwide has implications for workforces in developed countries, and labour shortages have increasingly become a political concern. Governments in developed countries have responded by increasing the retirement age as a strategy for overcoming the fall in labour supply. Using bibliometric techniques, we reviewed 122 articles published between 1990 and 2018 to examine the effectiveness of the strategy in addressing the labour shortages and, in particular, to identify the factors that contribute positively to maintaining worker participation within an ageing workforce at an organizational level. The results identified five organizational factors that support continued participation: health, institutions, human resource management, human capital and technology tools. Employers will increasingly need to develop "age-friendly" workplaces and practices if they are to recruit and retain older workers.
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Without defining and addressing older workers' challenges, policies raising the retirement age will not overcome the economic consequences of aging.
“However, researchers believe that without defining and addressing the challenges faced by older workers, any policy that increases the retirement age will be ineffective in overcoming the economic development consequences of an aging population (Nagarajan et al., 2019).”
From Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce (2023) · cites this paper as Nagarajan et al., 2019
The Abstract says governments have raised retirement ages to address labour shortages and identifies factors that help older workers remain employed, including health and age-friendly workplaces. It does not say that any retirement-age increase will be ineffective without first defining and addressing older workers’ challenges, or assess its ability to overcome broader economic-development consequences. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredTechnology could play a key role in designing a workplace that considers needs of both older and younger workers.
“it could play a key role in designing a workplace that takes into consideration the needs of both older and younger workers (Nagarajan et al., 2019).”
From Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce (2023) · cites this paper as Nagarajan et al., 2019
The Abstract identifies technology tools as a factor supporting continued participation in an ageing workforce and calls for age-friendly workplaces. It does not say technology could help design a workplace that meets the needs of both older and younger workers; the younger-worker part is unsupported by our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredRetaining senior workers is difficult because they often face health problems and outdated technological knowledge.
“However, the reality of retaining senior workers in the workforce can be difficult because they are often challenged by health issues and out-of-date technological knowledge (Nagarajan et al., 2019).”
From Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce (2023) · cites this paper as Nagarajan et al., 2019
The passages available from our copy contain bibliographic metadata, not discussion of barriers to retaining senior workers. Searches for health issues, outdated technological knowledge, and older-worker retention found no passage addressing the claim. (LLM, conf=0.72)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredA wider generation gap in the workforce is expected to increase tensions and disputes between older and younger workers, affecting overall productivity.
“The resultant wider generation gap in the workforce is expected to result in increased tensions and disputes between older and younger workers, which will affect overall productivity (Nagarajan et al., 2019).”
From Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce (2023) · cites this paper as Nagarajan et al., 2019
The available passages from our copy are bibliographic information and keywords (labelled Abstract; no page given). Searches for “generation gap,” older and younger workers, intergenerational conflict, and productivity found no passage addressing the claimed tensions or their effect on productivity. (LLM, conf=0.72)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredAging workers believe their physical fitness, cognitive status, and knowledge of new technology hinder their continued workforce participation.
“For their part, aging workers have expressed a belief that their physical fitness, cognitive status, and knowledge of new technology are obstacles to their ongoing participation in the workforce (Nagarajan et al., 2019).”
From Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce (2023) · cites this paper as Nagarajan et al., 2019
The passages labeled Abstract contain bibliographic metadata and keywords, not findings about workers’ beliefs. Searches for physical fitness, cognitive status, technology knowledge, and perceived barriers to continued work found no passage in our copy addressing the claim. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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Strengthening older workers' employability through human capital development is a policy initiative.
“Another policy initiative is to strengthen the employability of older workers through human capital development (Nagarajan et al., 2019; OECD, 2015)”
From Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce (2023) · cites this paper as Nagarajan et al., 2019
The available indexed passages contain bibliographic details and keywords, but no substantive discussion of policy initiatives. Searches for human capital development, older workers’ employability, and training found no passage addressing the claim; the indexed copy appears to lack the paper’s substantive text. (LLM, conf=0.72)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredDeveloped countries are actively drafting policy plans to ensure continued labor force participation of older workers.
“Developed countries are actively involved in drafting policy plans to ensure the ongoing participation of older workers in the labor force (Nagarajan et al., 2019; Gerontological Society of America (GSA), 2018; Eurofound, 2017; OECD, 2015).”
From Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce (2023) · cites this paper as Nagarajan et al., 2019
The available indexed passages are bibliographic metadata (labelled Abstract, no page), not discussion of developed countries’ policies. Searches for policy plans and older workers’ labour-force participation found no passage addressing the claim, so our copy cannot verify it. (LLM, conf=0.72)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn the long term, technology and employers' preference for automation and AI are likely to take jobs away from the older population.
“in the long term, technology and the preference of employers for automation and artificial intelligence are likely to take jobs away from the older population (Nagarajan et al., 2019).”
From Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce (2023) · cites this paper as Nagarajan et al., 2019
The available passages contain bibliographic details and keywords, but no discussion of technology displacing older workers. Searches for automation, artificial intelligence, and technological effects on older workers found no relevant passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.74)
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- Authors
- Nagarajan, N. R., Wada, M., Fang, M. L., & Sixsmith, A.
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Nagarajan, N Renuga
- Venue
- European Journal of Ageing
- Published
- 2019-03-23
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 337-361
- ISSN
- 1613-9372 (ISSN-L)
- 1613-9380
- PMC
- PMC6728406
- OpenAlex
- W2923089718
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 119
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 1.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- European Journal of Ageing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Human Resource and Talent Management
- Keywords
- aging workforce, older workers, labor shortage, retirement age, employee retention, age-friendly workplaces, human resource management, human capital, workplace technology, organizational factors, population aging
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