TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitudes on hiring Middle-Aged Employees: The Impact of Social Climate and Rater’s Employability
AU - Brender-Ilan, Yael
AU - Binyamin, Galy
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - As global workforce ages, organizations face unprecedented challenges, especially managing effective communication between generations. The phenomenon of middle ageism (i.e., discriminating against middle aged employees based on their age) has become more prevalent. We examined how contextual settings and communication affect attitudes toward middle-aged employees and hiring intentions. Results showed that attitudes toward middle-aged employees mediated the relationship between social climate (of shared codes and language) and hiring intentions. However, social climate was related positively to attitudes toward their adaptability, but negatively to attitudes toward their ability. Also, decision-makers' own perceived employability moderated the relationship between attitudes toward employees' adaptability and hiring intentions, and the indirect relationship between social climate and hiring intentions. In an era where diversity and inclusion dominate human resource management decision making, this study contributes to the literature on the underexplored domain of age diversity.
AB - As global workforce ages, organizations face unprecedented challenges, especially managing effective communication between generations. The phenomenon of middle ageism (i.e., discriminating against middle aged employees based on their age) has become more prevalent. We examined how contextual settings and communication affect attitudes toward middle-aged employees and hiring intentions. Results showed that attitudes toward middle-aged employees mediated the relationship between social climate (of shared codes and language) and hiring intentions. However, social climate was related positively to attitudes toward their adaptability, but negatively to attitudes toward their ability. Also, decision-makers' own perceived employability moderated the relationship between attitudes toward employees' adaptability and hiring intentions, and the indirect relationship between social climate and hiring intentions. In an era where diversity and inclusion dominate human resource management decision making, this study contributes to the literature on the underexplored domain of age diversity.
U2 - https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.10374abstract
DO - https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.10374abstract
M3 - مقالة
SN - 0065-0668
VL - 2021
SP - 10374
JO - Academy of Management Proceedings
JF - Academy of Management Proceedings
IS - 1
ER -