Purpose – This study aims to test a model of the relationships among older workers' propensity to engage in development activities (development orientation), their perceptions of the development opportunities associated with their job (job development climate), their commitment to their...

Although nearly half of retirees follow a nontraditional retirement path that involves partial retirement and/or unretirement (Maestas, 2010), unretirement has received little attention. As workforce demographics change and the supply of labor ages and retires, there is a growing need for...

Resource constraints and retention issues associated with an ageing workforce have challenged non-profit institutions. Human resource management professionals in these organisations can stem the loss of organisational learning by developing strong social exchanges that encourage employees to...

Effective as of December, 2006, an end to mandatory retirement was legislated in Ontario. Prior to this move, some employers and labour organizations were opposed to eliminating mandatory retirement and expressed concern about the negative impact such a move would have on business and on...