Publication Date

1971

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Green, Gerald G.||Hackamack, Lawrence C. (Lawrence Carroll), 1921-

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Management

LCSH

Retirement

Abstract

The study was undertaken in order to prove that a flexible retirement policy rather than a fixed policy will benefit the organization. It was pointed out that although a flexible retirement policy does interfere with the order of the organization, the retention of retirement-aged individuals will contribute a great deal in terms of experience and competence. Furthermore, because flexible retirement policies are not popular with a majority of the businesses in the United States a cursory explanation of the aging process was presented. The aging individual was presented from a biological, sociological and psychological point of view. It was hoped that by examining information of several disciplines the manager would be better able to evaluate and implement the older employee into the organization. In addition, it was hoped that at the same time the many misunderstandings concerning the older employee would be brought to light and realistically evaluated. By so doing a better case for the adoption of flexible retirement policies by business was developed.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references.||Includes illustrations.

Extent

54 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

Rights Statement 2

NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.

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