Chefers attityder mot äldre anställda: en explorativ studie i det privata näringslivet
(2023) PSYK11 20231Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- As life expectancy increases, new demands are placed on the labor market. There are too few people to support our aging population, and to address this issue, we need to work until an older age. Managers play a crucial role, which is why this study aimed to examine managers' attitudes toward their older employees and their views on opportunities for extended working lives. The aim was also to explore if there were attitude differences based on age and gender. To investigate this, a survey was conducted in spring 2023, involving 68 managers in the private sector in Sweden. The survey was based on the Sustainable Working Life for all Ages (swAge) model and the Nordic Age Discrimination Scale (NADS). The results indicated that managers do not... (More)
- As life expectancy increases, new demands are placed on the labor market. There are too few people to support our aging population, and to address this issue, we need to work until an older age. Managers play a crucial role, which is why this study aimed to examine managers' attitudes toward their older employees and their views on opportunities for extended working lives. The aim was also to explore if there were attitude differences based on age and gender. To investigate this, a survey was conducted in spring 2023, involving 68 managers in the private sector in Sweden. The survey was based on the Sustainable Working Life for all Ages (swAge) model and the Nordic Age Discrimination Scale (NADS). The results indicated that managers do not perceive themselves as having any age discriminatory attitudes toward their older employees, despite previous research indicating its existence. One potential explanation offered by this study is that managers may be influenced by various cognitive biases. While politicians are implementing various efforts within the pension system to extend the working lives of older employees, neither public nor private sector managers believe that reduced pensions are the solution. However, the participants strongly agreed with other factors that, according to the swAge model, increase the possibility of working until an older age and believed that these factors already existed in their workplaces. Thus, there seems to be a lack of common understanding regarding the societal issue we face, which complicates the efforts towards an extended working life. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- I takt med att den förväntade livslängden ökar ställs nya krav på arbetsmarknaden. För få personer ska försörja vår äldre befolkning och för att lösa detta måste vi arbeta till en högre ålder. Chefer har en avgörande roll och därför har denna studie syftat till att undersöka chefers attityder mot sina äldre arbetstagare, samt hur de ser på möjligheter till ett förlängt arbetsliv. Syftet var även att se om det fanns attitydskillnader mellan olika åldrar och kön. För att undersöka detta genomfördes en enkätstudie under våren 2023 där 68 chefer inom den privata sektorn i Sverige deltog. Enkäten baserades på Sustainable Working life for all Ages (swAge-modellen) och Nordic Age Discrimination Scale (NADS). Resultatet visade att chefer inte... (More)
- I takt med att den förväntade livslängden ökar ställs nya krav på arbetsmarknaden. För få personer ska försörja vår äldre befolkning och för att lösa detta måste vi arbeta till en högre ålder. Chefer har en avgörande roll och därför har denna studie syftat till att undersöka chefers attityder mot sina äldre arbetstagare, samt hur de ser på möjligheter till ett förlängt arbetsliv. Syftet var även att se om det fanns attitydskillnader mellan olika åldrar och kön. För att undersöka detta genomfördes en enkätstudie under våren 2023 där 68 chefer inom den privata sektorn i Sverige deltog. Enkäten baserades på Sustainable Working life for all Ages (swAge-modellen) och Nordic Age Discrimination Scale (NADS). Resultatet visade att chefer inte anser sig ha några åldersdiskriminerande attityder mot sina äldre anställda, trots att tidigare forskning redogör för att det faktiskt förekommer. En potentiell förklaring som denna studie bidrar med är att chefer kan påverkas av olika kognitiva bias. Politiker genomför olika åtgärder inom pensionssystemet för att förlänga arbetslivet för äldre anställda men varken chefer i offentlig- eller privat sektor tror att sänkt pension är lösningen. Däremot instämde deltagarna i hög grad med andra faktorer som enligt swAge-modellen ökar möjligheten att arbeta till en högre ålder och ansåg att dessa redan fanns på deras arbetsplatser. Det verkar således inte finnas någon gemensam förståelse för det samhällsproblem vi står inför, vilket försvårar arbetet mot ett längre arbetsliv. (Less)
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- author
- Ekblom, Jessica LU and Edje, Matilda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Åldersdiskriminering, chefer, äldre anställda, förlängt arbetsliv, kognitiv bias, Age discrimination, managers, older employees, extended working life, cognitive bias
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9122070
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-16 08:22:08
- date last changed
- 2023-06-16 08:22:08
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abstract = {{As life expectancy increases, new demands are placed on the labor market. There are too few people to support our aging population, and to address this issue, we need to work until an older age. Managers play a crucial role, which is why this study aimed to examine managers' attitudes toward their older employees and their views on opportunities for extended working lives. The aim was also to explore if there were attitude differences based on age and gender. To investigate this, a survey was conducted in spring 2023, involving 68 managers in the private sector in Sweden. The survey was based on the Sustainable Working Life for all Ages (swAge) model and the Nordic Age Discrimination Scale (NADS). The results indicated that managers do not perceive themselves as having any age discriminatory attitudes toward their older employees, despite previous research indicating its existence. One potential explanation offered by this study is that managers may be influenced by various cognitive biases. While politicians are implementing various efforts within the pension system to extend the working lives of older employees, neither public nor private sector managers believe that reduced pensions are the solution. However, the participants strongly agreed with other factors that, according to the swAge model, increase the possibility of working until an older age and believed that these factors already existed in their workplaces. Thus, there seems to be a lack of common understanding regarding the societal issue we face, which complicates the efforts towards an extended working life.}},
author = {{Ekblom, Jessica and Edje, Matilda}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Chefers attityder mot äldre anställda: en explorativ studie i det privata näringslivet}},
year = {{2023}},
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