Individuals with a strong focus on opportunities believe that they will have many new goals, plans, options, and possibilities in their personal future. This dissertation consists of four empirical studies that investigated which person- and context-related factors help individuals to maintain a...

Although demographic change leaves pay-as-you-go pension systems unsustainable, reforms, such as a higher pension age, are highly unpopular. This contribution looks into the role of intrinsic motivation as a driver for pension reform acceptance. Theoretical reasoning suggests that this driver...

Klappentext: Angesichts der Globalisierung wird die Debatte über die Zukunft der Arbeit, über Wirtschaftsstandorte und die Rolle des Sozialstaats in vielen Industrienationen mit 'hnlichen Argumenten geführt. Auf einer breiten empirischen Grundlage bietet der Band einen internationalen...