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Bridge Employment: Conceptualizations and New Directions for Future Research

In: Aging Workers and the Employee-Employer Relationship

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  • Yujie Zhan

    (Wilfrid Laurier University)

  • Mo Wang

    (University of Florida)

Abstract

Today, retirement is not a one-time permanent exit from employment anymore. A majority of older adults retire gradually by engaging in bridge employment which is the labor force participation status in-between career employment and complete work withdrawal. This chapter focuses on the theoretical conceptualizations of bridge employment from different perspectives (i.e., decision making, career development, adjustment process, and Human Resource Management). It also introduces a range of criteria to distinguish different forms of bridge employment (i.e., working field, organization/employer, time, and motive). We argue that bridge employment can be better studied and understood based on a careful specification of its conceptual meanings and operationalization forms. Finally, this chapter discusses future directions of research on bridge employment.

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  • Yujie Zhan & Mo Wang, 2015. "Bridge Employment: Conceptualizations and New Directions for Future Research," Springer Books, in: P. Matthijs Bal & Dorien T.A.M. Kooij & Denise M. Rousseau (ed.), Aging Workers and the Employee-Employer Relationship, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 203-220, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-08007-9_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08007-9_12
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    Cited by:

    1. Marta Sousa-Ribeiro & Petra Lindfors & Katinka Knudsen, 2022. "Sustainable Working Life in Intensive Care: A Qualitative Study of Older Nurses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-27, May.
    2. Ellen Dingemans & Kène Henkens & Hanna van Solinge, 2017. "Working retirees in Europe: individual and societal determinants," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 31(6), pages 972-991, December.

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