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The Importance and Value of Older Employees : Wise Workers in the Workplace.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hilsen, Anne Inga.
Other Authors: Olsen, Dorothy Sutherland.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 The Norwegian Context
  • References
  • 2 Competence and Knowledge at Work
  • 2.1 Organisational Knowledge
  • 2.2 Situated Knowledge
  • 2.3 Expertise and Professional Knowledge
  • 2.4 Competence, Knowledge and Seniors
  • References
  • 3 What Do We Know About the Knowledge of Older Workers?
  • 3.1 Education and the Skills of Older Workers
  • 3.2 Can Older Employees Learn New Things at Work?
  • 3.3 Senior Competence
  • References
  • 4 Research Design
  • 4.1 Research Methods
  • 4.2 Data and Data Collection
  • 4.3 The Cases
  • 4.4 How the Data Was Analysed
  • 4.5 Grounded Theory
  • 4.5.1 First Stage
  • 4.5.2 Second Stage
  • 4.5.3 Third Stage
  • 4.6 How This Method Was Used in the Current Project
  • References
  • 5 Over 50s at Work: Findings from Case Studies
  • 5.1 Long Careers
  • 5.1.1 Long Careers and Age Diversity
  • 5.1.2 Long Careers in the Same Job-Seniority in the Workplace
  • 5.1.3 Long Careers in Different Jobs
  • 5.2 Age
  • 5.2.1 Age and Life Phase
  • 5.2.2 Age and the Body
  • 5.2.3 Age and Generation
  • 5.3 Willingness and Opportunity to Learn
  • 5.4 Summary of Findings
  • Reference
  • 6 Discussion/What Do These Findings Tell Us
  • 6.1 Introduction to Discussion
  • 6.2 Communication
  • 6.3 Confidence
  • 6.4 Understanding of Context
  • 6.5 Variety
  • 6.6 Seeing the Big Picture
  • 6.7 Maturity
  • 6.7.1 What Have We Learned from This Analysis?
  • References
  • 7 The Wise Worker
  • References
  • 8 Conclusions.

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