Changing Age and Career Concepts in the Austrian Banking Industry A

Demographic change is affecting societies and organizations alike. Although ageing is relevant to all, there is still a tendency for more negative stereotypes to be attributed to older individuals, while positive stereotypes are mainly associated with you

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Barbara Marina Covarrubias Venegas

Changing Age and Career Concepts in the Austrian Banking Industry A Case Study of Middle-Aged Nonmanagerial Employees and Managers

Contributions to Management Science

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Barbara Marina Covarrubias Venegas

Changing Age and Career Concepts in the Austrian Banking Industry A Case Study of Middle-Aged Non-managerial Employees and Managers

Barbara Marina Covarrubias Venegas Department of Management University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication Vienna, Austria

ISSN 1431-1941 ISSN 2197-716X (electronic) Contributions to Management Science ISBN 978-3-030-22608-4 ISBN 978-3-030-22609-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22609-1 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

In the second half of the twenty-first century, old people will dominate. By around 2060, about 30 percent of the Austrian population will consist of people aged 65+ with a similar situation expected in other European countries. This phylogenetically unique situation concerning almost all advanced civilizations no doubt brings a number of positives and hopes for the future as well. For the first time in human history, we have a realistic chance of living a long life in an adequate health condition. We see the worries about the economic burden and disharmony of the labour market due to the ageing of population as a challenge inspiring us to research and to make enquiries and detailed analyses. One of the avenues of research opening up is concerned with equal opportunities, focussing on the detection and elimination of explicit and latent forms of agei