Supporting the Career Development of Older Employees: An HRD Point of View

Bertien Rhebergen; Ida (A.A.M.) Wognum

Supporting the Career Development of Older Employees: An HRD Point of View

Bertien Rhebergen, Ida (A.A.M.) Wognum

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

In 1995 a quantitative exploratory survey into educational conditions promoting the careerdevelopment of older workers was carried out in a multinational chemical corporation.Educational conditions are defined as demands made on the corporate HRD-policy, HRD-activities and employees' willingness to learn, as well as stimulating factors that promote thecareer development of older workers. Although the corporation is willing to perform an age-aware personnel policy, results indicate that this still concentrates more on youngeremployees, that participants in the career development process are insufficiently stimulatingin their role and that the traditionally formal HRD-activities have little effect on the careerdevelopment of older workers. This paper describes the survey, highlights its major resultsand offers possible recommendations to improve the existing situation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academy of Human Resource Development 1996 Conference Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	February 29 - March 3, 1996, Minneapolis, MN
Editors	Elwood F. Holton III
Place of Publication	Austin, TX
Publisher	Academy of Human Resource Development
Pages	544-551
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 1996
Event	Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference 1996 - Minneapolis, United States Duration: 29 Feb 1996 → 3 Mar 1996

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Conference	Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference 1996
Abbreviated title	AHRD
Country/Territory	United States
City	Minneapolis
Period	29/02/96 → 3/03/96

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METIS-137541
IR-96919

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Rhebergen, B & Wognum, I 1996, Supporting the Career Development of Older Employees: An HRD Point of View. in EF Holton III (ed.), Academy of Human Resource Development 1996 Conference Proceedings: February 29 - March 3, 1996, Minneapolis, MN. Academy of Human Resource Development, Austin, TX, pp. 544-551, Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 29/02/96.

Supporting the Career Development of Older Employees: An HRD Point of View. / Rhebergen, Bertien; Wognum, Ida (A.A.M.).
Academy of Human Resource Development 1996 Conference Proceedings: February 29 - March 3, 1996, Minneapolis, MN. ed. / Elwood F. Holton III. Austin, TX: Academy of Human Resource Development, 1996. p. 544-551.

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