Sustaining the Work Ability and Work Motivation of Lower-educated Older Workers: Directions for Work Redesign

Jos Sanders; Luc Dorenbosch; Rob Gründemann; Roland Blonk

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2011-2-132

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- 103–106 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 103–106
- 107–113 Introduction: New Perspectives on the Quality of Working Life Ralph Kattenbach, Jacqueline O’Reilly Ralph Kattenbach, Jacqueline O’Reilly 107–113
- 114–131 Gender Inequality and Job Quality in Europe Peter Mühlau Peter Mühlau 114–131
- 132–150 Sustaining the Work Ability and Work Motivation of Lower-educated Older Workers: Directions for Work Redesign Jos Sanders, Luc Dorenbosch, Rob Gründemann, Roland Blonk Jos Sanders, Luc Dorenbosch, Rob Gründemann, Roland Blonk 132–150
- 151–168 The Role of Work-home Interference and Workplace Learning in the Energy-depletion Process Joris Van Ruysseveldt, Karin Proost, Peter Verboon Joris Van Ruysseveldt, Karin Proost, Peter Verboon 151–168
- 169–187 Between Keeping Your Head Down and Trying to Get Noticed: Agency Workers in French Car Assembly Plants Christina Purcell, Paul Brook, Rosemary Lucas Christina Purcell, Paul Brook, Rosemary Lucas 169–187
- 188–209 Are there Spillover Effects of a Family Supportive Work Environment on Employees without Childcare Responsibilities? Anja Feierabend, Philippe Mahler, Bruno Staffelbach Anja Feierabend, Philippe Mahler, Bruno Staffelbach 188–209
- 210–216 Book Reviews 210–216
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Sustaining the Work Ability and Work Motivation of Lower-educated Older Workers: Directions for Work Redesign

Autoren

Jos Sanders Luc Dorenbosch Rob Gründemann Roland Blonk

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2011-2-132
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

This study examines directions for work redesign which might lead to the creation of sustainable jobs for lower-educated older workers (45 years or over, ISCED 0-2) and thus motivate and enable them to extend their working lives. We use longitudinal data on 1,264 older Dutch workers collected by the Netherlands Working Conditions Cohort Study to analyse the characteristics of the work of lower-educated older workers and how these differ from those of higher-educated older workers. The aim is to determine whether work redesign initiatives directed to these characteristics might have the desired effect of enhancing work ability and/or work motivation. This study is unique in its focus on lower-educated older workers as a target group for active ageing policies at the EU, national and company HR levels, and also in its focus on work redesign rather than the training or improvement of the health of workers. Our findings suggest that redesigning social work characteristics can be a first step in developing sustainable jobs for lower-educated older workers. Moreover, a redesign of contextual work characteristics also seems promising.
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