The Occupational Retention and Recruitment of Older Men
The Influence of Structural Characteristics of Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2555637 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M D Hayward (0000-0002-4702-1461, Battelle, corresponding author), William R Grady (Battelle) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 644 |
| Publication date | 1986-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2578817 |
| OpenAlex | W4232675439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This study examines the effects of structural characteristics of occupations on the occupational retention and recruitment rates of older male workers. Based on transition rates reflecting occupational labor force status movements, the results indicate that movement out of the labor force is lowest in occupations characterized by high growth, substantively complex work, and low physical demands; movement to a different occupation is lowest in occupations with high growth and low levels of self-employment. Entry into the labor force is highest in occupations characterized by high levels of manipulative skill, a high concentration of elderly workers, and a low gap in earnings between younger and older workers; older men leaving their current occupation for other occupations tend to enter occupations characterized by low levels of social skill, high growth, a high concentration of elderly workers, and a large gap in earnings between younger and older workers
Business · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economics · Labour economics · Occupational mobility · Work (physics) · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2026 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |