Description
The call for more insight into how to prolong working lives has been echoing in the academic and business worlds for the last decades. Amongst others, frameworks pointing out favorable organizational Human Resources Management (HRM) practices for older workers, such as the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI; Wilckens et al., 2021), have been developed. However, we still do not know which organizational practices are necessary for an extended occupational future time perspective (OFTP) among older workers. We aim to fill this gap by examining which of the nine domains of organizational practices included in the LLWI are conditio sine qua non for an extended OFTP. Considering cultural and societal variations in age discrimination prevalence and consequences, we conducted necessary condition analysis (NCA) using two clusters – one representing Tight societies and the other Loose societies – covering samples from nine countries (N = 3,077). Based on the data, we show that the nine LLWI domains are necessary for an extended OFTP, though to different degrees in different cultures. Specifically, most LLWI domains (e.g., Leadership, Work design, Knowledge Management) are particularly necessary in Tight societies and less so in Loose societies. This study contributes to the theoretical refinement of the effects of organizational practices on older workers and provides evidence-based recommendations for their efficient use in business life.| Period | 17.10.2025 |
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| Event title | 8th Age in the Workplace Meeting - AWM ISTANBUL 2025 |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 8 |
| Organiser | Koc University |
| Location | Istanbul, TurkeyShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |