Evaluating Six Common Stereotypes About Older Workers with Meta‐Analytical Data
这篇元分析整合了418项实证研究，检验了关于老年员工的六种常见刻板印象，发现只有“老年员工更不愿参加培训和职业发展”这一条有证据支持，其他如动力不足、抗拒变化等均不成立。
This study evaluates the cumulated empirical evidence on 6 common age stereotypes. These stereotypes suggest that older workers are: (a) less motivated, (b) generally less willing to participate in training and career development, (c) more resistant and less willing to change, (d) less trusting, (e) less healthy, and (f) more vulnerable to work‐family imbalance. The meta‐analysis included 418 empirical studies ( N = 208,204) and examined the relationships of age to 39 variables representing the content domain of age stereotypes. The only stereotype consistent with empirical evidence is that older workers are less willing to participate in training and career development activities. The paper concludes with implications for future theory development and management practice.