Research in personnel and human resources management

Front Cover -- Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Multigenerational Research in Human Resource Management -- Introduction -- Generations in the Workplace -- Theories of Generation -- Generation as an Identity -- Critique of the Generational Literature -- Human Resource Management Studies on Generational Differences -- Generational Differences in Work Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors -- Personalities -- Work Values -- Psychological Contracts -- Human Resource Management Issues across Different Generations -- Attracting the Front End of a Multigenerational Workforce -- Retaining the Back End of a Multigenerational Workforce -- Changing Nature of Work and Careers -- The Quest for Work/Life Balance -- Leadership Preferences across Generations -- Future Directions of Generational Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Workplace Flexibility across the Lifespan -- Conceptualizations of Workplace Flexibility -- Employer Perspectives on Workplace Flexibility -- Employee Perspectives on Workplace Flexibility -- An Ideological Perspective on Flexibility -- Workplace Flexibility for Workers -- Theories and Models of Workplace Flexibility -- Outcomes of Workplace Flexibility for Workers -- Factors Influencing the Impact of Flexibility -- Workplace Flexibility across the Lifespan -- Selectivity, Optimization, and Compensation Theory -- The Theory of Aged Heterogeneity -- The Theory of Work Motivation across the Lifespan -- Bridge Employment Theory -- A Critical Perspective on Successful Aging -- A Review of Empirical Studies on Workplace Flexibility for Older Workers -- Employee Perceptions on Workplace Flexibility for Older Workers -- Employer Perceptions on Workplace Flexibility for Older Workers -- Comparison between Employee and Employer Perspectives.