Organization Management Journal
Abstract
In the United States the Baby Boomer generation is advancing toward retirement age and many are choosing to stay in the workforce. This study develops and analyzes a model of the impact of older-worker-friendly (OWF) policies in organizations on job satisfaction, strain-based work/family conflict, and affective organizational commitment in older workers. The data included 368 full-time employed persons age 50 years or older who participated in a telephone survey. Linear regression was used to analyze the hypothesized relationships. Results indicated that the model was supported. Older workers who were employed at organizations with more older-worker-friendly policies had higher levels of job satisfaction and lower levels of strain-based work/family conflict, which led to higher levels of affective organizational commitment.
Recommended Citation
Crowne, Kerri Anne; Cochran, Jeremy; and Carpenter, Caryl E.
(2014)
"Older-Worker-Friendly Policies and Affective Organizational
Commitment,"
Organization Management Journal: Vol. 11:
Iss.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarship.shu.edu/omj/vol11/iss2/3