Gedrag & Organisatie - Volume 24, Issue 4, 2011

Continuing work or retiring? An introduction to theory and practice of retirement in the Netherlands Continuing work or retiring? An introduction to theory and practice of retirement in the Netherlands The topic of this special issue on retiring or continuing work among older employees is introduced. In addition to an overview of relevant Dutch retirement legislation and statistics on retirement in the Netherlands, we pay at Read More

Sustainable employability in older workers, work as value Sustainable employability in older workers, work as value Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 24, November 2011, nr. 4, pp. 341-355.Because of demographic trends and social and societal developments sustainable employability is an important issue. As the workforce is ageing and workers will be asked to work longer in particular at the end of their careers, and as old Read More

Sustainable employability and lifelong learning Sustainable employability and lifelong learning Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 24, November 2011, nr. 4., pp. 356-373.The objective of this study is to explore in what way age is related to employability, workability and vitality of workers, and whether these relationships are influenced by the lifelong learning as perceived by workers. We analyze data from a survey among 178 Read More

A study on the relationship between employability and the retirement intentions of older workers A study on the relationship between employability and the retirement intentions of older workers Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 24, November 2011, nr. 4, pp. 374-391.Very recently, it has been decided that the retirement age in the Netherlands will increase to 66 in 2020. Therefore, it is more and more important to understand Read More

Continuing working until the pension age? Relations between work characteristics and the estimated work ability Continuing working until the pension age? Relations between work characteristics and the estimated work ability Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 24, November 2011, nr. 4, pp. 392-410.The Dutch and Belgian government attempts to let employees work longer with financial measures in order to solve the threat Read More

Terms of employment and the preferred retirement age Terms of employment and the preferred retirement age The present study examines how the satisfaction with the terms of employment among older employees affects the preferred retirement age. Two waves of data collection (2008 and 2009) of the cohort-study of the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey (NWCS) were used for this study. The results of this longitud Read More

The retirement decision making process: the role of work and organizational context The retirement decision making process: the role of work and organizational context Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 24, November 2011, nr. 4, pp. 428-450.This article links organizational forces to individual decision making on retirement. We examine to what extent work characteristics and organizational context (organizational policies and Read More

The role of work-related factors on early retirement in 11 European countries The role of work-related factors on early retirement in 11 European countries Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 24, November 2011, nr. 4, pp. 451-463.With the ageing population there is a need to increase work participation. The longitudinal ‘Survey on Health and Ageing in Europe’ (SHARE-study) makes it possible to identify possible predictors of Read More

Referentie: Henderickx, E., Janvier, R., Van Beirendonck, L. & Lorré, J. (2010). Handboek HRM: competentiemanagement en arbeidsrecht. ISBN 978-90-334-5807-1. Leuven: Acco. 604 p. € 49,50.