A voz da experiência

: a perceção de trabalhadores mais velhos sobre as práticas de gestão da idade numa organização portuguesa

Abstract

Purpose of Study: The general purpose of this study was the general analysis of the perception of collaborators of the fifty and over fifty age group of the existing practices as well as the provision of HRM – Human Resource Management practices – segmented according to age criteria in its organizational context. Methodology/Approach: Ten interviews to factory operators on practices regarding age management in an industrial organization based in Northern Portugal were qualitatively analysed. Results: The results denote the workers’ opposing perspectives on the segmentation of HRM practices in its organizational context. The deviations presented are guided by the perception of the integration of anticipated retirement in the corporate strategy. Similarly, collaborators’ concepts of the provision of age management practices showed a high level of dissonance, thus, corroborating studies which signal the risk of the implementation of these practices having a descriminatory effect. Originality/Worth: Considering that the majority of studies on age management practices assume managers’ perspectives, the originality of this research project is based on an effort to foster the understanding of the perception of these practices by target-individuals.

Date of Award	20 Feb 2017
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Eduardo Oliveira (Supervisor)