Workplace age discrimination: work meaningfulness and bridge employment intentions

Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsAge discrimination is found to indirectly and negatively relate to older nurses’ bridge employment intentions through work meaningfulness. In addition work meaningfulness is found to have a mediating role in the relationship between age discrimination and bridge employment intentions above and beyond the potential role of affective commitment.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.