Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study
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Resumo: | We explored the attitudes toward older workers of African versus Portuguese managers, and how these managers make HRM decisions in scenarios involving younger versus older workers. To make cultural, social, and institutional explanations more robust, we also included two samples of students attending Portuguese universities: one sample comprising African students, the other comprising Portuguese ones. The main findings were: (a) a three-factor model (conscientiousness and performance; social capital and generosity; adaptability) of attitudes toward older workers emerged as satisfactory across the four samples; (b) in comparison with the Portuguese participants, African individuals expressed more positive attitudes toward older workers while, at the same time, discriminated against older workers more; (c) the findings were almost identical for both managers and students. Although African individuals showed more positive attitudes toward older workers than did the Portuguese, they made more discriminatory decisions in the HRM scenarios. We suggest that this contradiction may emerge from dualities characterizing Africa. |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical studyAgeismDiscriminationManagers’ attitudes toward older workersAfricaParadoxWe explored the attitudes toward older workers of African versus Portuguese managers, and how these managers make HRM decisions in scenarios involving younger versus older workers. To make cultural, social, and institutional explanations more robust, we also included two samples of students attending Portuguese universities: one sample comprising African students, the other comprising Portuguese ones. The main findings were: (a) a three-factor model (conscientiousness and performance; social capital and generosity; adaptability) of attitudes toward older workers emerged as satisfactory across the four samples; (b) in comparison with the Portuguese participants, African individuals expressed more positive attitudes toward older workers while, at the same time, discriminated against older workers more; (c) the findings were almost identical for both managers and students. Although African individuals showed more positive attitudes toward older workers than did the Portuguese, they made more discriminatory decisions in the HRM scenarios. We suggest that this contradiction may emerge from dualities characterizing Africa.Routledge/Taylor and Francis2022-05-06T13:44:00Z2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222022-05-06T14:42:36Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/25279eng0958-519210.1080/09585192.2019.1710720Rego, A.Vitória, A.Ribeiro, T.Ribeiro, L.Lourenço-Gil, R.Leal, S.Cunha, M. P. e.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:55:59Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/25279Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:28:38.787506Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study Rego, A. Ageism Discrimination Managers’ attitudes toward older workers Africa Paradox |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study |
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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa: Exploring contradictions through an empirical study |
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Rego, A. |
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Rego, A. Vitória, A. Ribeiro, T. Ribeiro, L. Lourenço-Gil, R. Leal, S. Cunha, M. P. e. |
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Vitória, A. Ribeiro, T. Ribeiro, L. Lourenço-Gil, R. Leal, S. Cunha, M. P. e. |
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Rego, A. Vitória, A. Ribeiro, T. Ribeiro, L. Lourenço-Gil, R. Leal, S. Cunha, M. P. e. |
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Ageism Discrimination Managers’ attitudes toward older workers Africa Paradox |
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Ageism Discrimination Managers’ attitudes toward older workers Africa Paradox |
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We explored the attitudes toward older workers of African versus Portuguese managers, and how these managers make HRM decisions in scenarios involving younger versus older workers. To make cultural, social, and institutional explanations more robust, we also included two samples of students attending Portuguese universities: one sample comprising African students, the other comprising Portuguese ones. The main findings were: (a) a three-factor model (conscientiousness and performance; social capital and generosity; adaptability) of attitudes toward older workers emerged as satisfactory across the four samples; (b) in comparison with the Portuguese participants, African individuals expressed more positive attitudes toward older workers while, at the same time, discriminated against older workers more; (c) the findings were almost identical for both managers and students. Although African individuals showed more positive attitudes toward older workers than did the Portuguese, they made more discriminatory decisions in the HRM scenarios. We suggest that this contradiction may emerge from dualities characterizing Africa. |
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