von Bonsdorff Monika E, Shultz Kenneth S, Leskinen Esko, Tansky Judith
School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2009;69(2):79-100. doi: 10.2190/AG.69.2.a.
The rapid aging of the workforce in most developed countries, and the strengthening presence of bridge employment among older employees, has brought about a need for a deeper theoretical and practical understanding of this employment phenomenon. This study examined the concept of bridge employment from a continuity theory and life course perspective. Several personal and job-related antecedents of 539 middle-aged and older U.S. Federal Government employees' intentions of full retirement or engagement in bridge employment were investigated. A multinomial logistic regression analysis provided support for most of the hypotheses on the antecedents of full retirement and overall bridge employment intentions and hence offered several practical implications for the U.S. Federal Government, as well as other governmental employers. Implications of these results are discussed from a continuity theory and life course perspective.
大多数发达国家劳动力的迅速老龄化，以及老年员工中过渡性就业的日益普遍，使得有必要从理论和实践上更深入地理解这一就业现象。本研究从连续性理论和生命历程的角度审视了过渡性就业的概念。调查了539名美国联邦政府中老年雇员完全退休或从事过渡性就业意向的几个个人和与工作相关的前因。多项逻辑回归分析为大多数关于完全退休和总体过渡性就业意向前因的假设提供了支持，因此为美国联邦政府以及其他政府雇主提供了一些实际启示。从连续性理论和生命历程的角度讨论了这些结果的启示。
