Putting successful aging into context

Petery, Gretchen A.; Iles, Lucinda; Parker, Sharon K.

doi:10.1017/iop.2020.69

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“…Older workers might miss out on opportunities to upskill or might choose to leave the workforce early rather than face reskilling. This could decrease workforce diversity and strengthen negative stereotypes about mature workers (such as that they are not flexible, adaptable or motivated to keep up with changing times) 214 . Furthermore, inequalities in terms of pay have already been observed between men and women 215 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory

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Self-determination theory has shaped our understanding of what optimizes worker motivation by providing insights into how work context influences basic psychological needs for competence, autonomy and relatedness. As technological innovations change the nature of work, self-determination theory can provide insight into how the resulting uncertainty and interdependence might influence worker motivation, performance and well-being. In this Review, we summarize what self-determination theory has brought to the domain of work and how it is helping researchers and practitioners to shape the future of work. We consider how the experiences of job candidates are influenced by the new technologies used to assess and select them, and how self-determination theory can help to improve candidate attitudes and performance during selection assessments. We also discuss how technology transforms the design of work and its impact on worker motivation. We then describe three cases where technology is affecting work design and examine how this might influence needs satisfaction and motivation: remote work, virtual teamwork and algorithmic management. An understanding of how future work is likely to influence the satisfaction of the psychological needs of workers and how future work can be designed to satisfy such needs is of the utmost importance to worker performance and well-being.

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Section: Future Work Requirementsmentioning

confidence: 99%