Intergenerational resource tensions in the workplace and beyond: Individual, interpersonal, institutional, international

IF 3.1 Q2 MANAGEMENT Research in Organizational Behavior Pub Date : 2015-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.riob.2015.10.003
Michael S. North , Susan T. Fiske
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Abstract

The workforce is rapidly aging. Already at record highs, labor force participation rates of both over-55 and over-65 age segments are expected to nearly double in the immediate future. The current chapter describes how these sweeping demographic changes necessitate both the unprecedented utilization of older workers and intergenerational collaboration, but also present the danger of heightened generational tension. We describe the specific risk factors for such tensions, highlighting the presence of generational boundaries at multiple levels: (a) individual, (b) interpersonal, (c) institutional, and (d) international. Drawing from our own work and relevant management literature, we then identify three broad domains within which intergenerational tensions are particularly salient at each of these levels: active Succession tensions over enviable resources and influence (e.g., employment), passive Consumption tensions over shared asset usage (e.g., healthcare) and symbolic Identity tensions over figurative space (e.g., cultural fit) (SCI). We conclude with suggestions for potential interventions, and major open areas for future organizational research, both of which should focus on how to maximize the utility of unprecedented intergenerational collaboration.

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职场内外的代际资源紧张:个人的、人际的、机构的、国际的
劳动力正在迅速老龄化。55岁以上和65岁以上年龄段的劳动力参与率已经达到历史新高,预计在不久的将来将增加近一倍。本章描述了这些大规模的人口变化是如何使对老年工人的空前利用和代际合作成为必要的,但也带来了代际关系紧张加剧的危险。我们描述了这种紧张关系的具体风险因素,强调了代际界限在多个层面上的存在:(a)个人,(b)人际,(c)机构和(d)国际。根据我们自己的工作和相关的管理文献,我们确定了三个广泛的领域,其中代际紧张在每个层次上都特别突出:在令人羡慕的资源和影响力上的主动继承紧张(例如,就业),在共享资产使用上的被动消费紧张(例如,医疗保健)和在比喻空间上的象征性身份紧张(例如,文化契合)(SCI)。最后,我们提出了潜在干预措施的建议,以及未来组织研究的主要开放领域,这两个领域都应该关注如何最大限度地利用前所未有的代际合作。
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Research in Organizational Behavior
Research in Organizational Behavior Psychology-Social Psychology
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期刊介绍: Research in Organizational Behavior publishes commissioned papers only, spanning several levels of analysis, and ranging from studies of individuals to groups to organizations and their environments. The topics encompassed are likewise diverse, covering issues from individual emotion and cognition to social movements and networks. Cutting across this diversity, however, is a rather consistent quality of presentation. Being both thorough and thoughtful, Research in Organizational Behavior is commissioned pieces provide substantial contributions to research on organizations. Many have received rewards for their level of scholarship and many have become classics in the field of organizational research.
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