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Success ul Aging a Wo k: A Comp ehensi e
Li e a u e Re iew
Ka ja Debelak
Uni e si y o Ljubljana, Facul y o Economics, Slo enia
Ba ba a G ah
Uni e si y o Ljubljana, Facul y o Economics, Slo enia
Sand a Penge
Uni e si y o Ljubljana, Facul y o Economics, Slo enia
Abs ac
The aging wo k o ce has become a signi ican conce n o mode n o ganiza ions as
he p opo ion o olde wo ke s in he labou o ce con inues o inc ease. This pape
aims o c i ically examine he e ol ing concep o Success ul Aging a Wo k (SAW), a
c ucial amewo k in he discou se on aging wo k o ces. Unde s anding and
implemen ing SAW has become inc easingly signi ican o o ganiza ions wo ldwide
due o he ela i ely as demog aphic shi owa ds an inc easing sha e o he olde
wo k o ce. This li e a u e e iew syn hesizes key esea ch indings, heo e ical
pe spec i es, and p ac ical implemen a ions o SAW, d awing on a ious academic
sou ces. Cen al o he li e a u e e iew is explo ing he mul idimensional na u e o
SAW, which in ol es he p oac i e main enance and adap i e eco e y o olde
wo ke s' abili ies and mo i a ions. The e iew also conside s a ious models and
classi ica ions o SAW, including he g ow h/ eco e y and main enance amewo k.
Addi ionally, i examines he in e sec ion o pe sonal de elopmen , age- ela ed
changes, and o ganiza ional s a egies wi hin he con ex o SAW. In conclusion, by
in eg a ing insigh s om di e se academic li e a u e, his e iew aims o p o ide a
comp ehensi e unde s anding o SAW, highligh ing i s impo ance in con empo a y
and u u e o ganiza ional se ings. This li e a u e e iew is a ounda ional esou ce o
academics, p ac i ione s, and policymake s in e es ed in os e ing success ul aging a
wo k.
Keywo ds: aging wo k o ce, age managemen , success ul aging a wo k, age-
managemen , ex ending wo king li e.
JEL classi ica ion: J11, J21 J24, J26, J28
Pape ype: Resea ch a icle
Recei ed: 14 Feb ua y 2024
Accep ed: 29 May 2024
DOI: 10.54820/en eno a-2024-0017
Acknowledgmen s: The au ho s acknowledge ha he pape was pa ly inancially
suppo ed by he Slo enian Resea ch Agency, P og am P5-0364 – The Impac o
Co po a e Go e nance, O ganiza ional Lea ning, and Knowledge Managemen on
O ganiza ions in Ageing Socie ies.
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In oduc ion
The de elopmen o echnology and highe medical le el ha e signi ican ly ex ended
he a e age li e expec ancy o human beings, along wi h he aging o he baby
boome gene a ion and he con inuous decline o he bi h a e, he aging o he
popula ion con inues o in ensi y globally, and he g oup o olde wo ke s is becoming
he main sou ce o labo o a long ime in he u u e. On he one hand, as indi iduals
age, he e is a ce ain deg ee o cogni i e, mo i a ional, and wo kabili y decline
(Kooij e al., 2020), and olde wo ke s may ace challenges and p essu es such as
inc eased isk o unemploymen , ewe aining oppo uni ies, and ou da ed skills
(Robson & Hansson, 2007). On he o he hand, olde employees ha e mo e wo k
expe ience, ha e a clea e unde s anding o hei own si ua ion and ca ee pu sui ,
and can in eg a e and u ilize hei own esou ces o posi i ely shape he wo k
en i onmen , adap o he wo k changes b ough abou by aging (Ab aham &
Hansson, 1995; Kooij, 2015), and c ea e mo e alue o he o ganiza ion. How o
enhance he wo k mo i a ion o olde employees, how o achie e he main enance,
eco e y and g ow h o hei wo k po en ial, as well as he imp o emen o
pe o mance and well-being, has g adually become an impo an di ec ion in he
ield o o ganiza ional and manage ial esea ch (Kooij e al., 2020).
Success ul Aging a Wo k
Agains his backd op, esea ch on aging a wo k has been expanding o e he pas
decade o so, wi h one p ominen concep being "Success ul aging a wo k".
Success ul aging a wo k ocuses on how olde employees cope wi h changes
b ough abou by aging and emain success ul a wo k in speci ic wo k si ua ions
(Ab aham & Hansson, 1995; Kooij, 2015; Zache , 2015). Howe e , success ul aging a
wo k has emained a complex and b oad concep since i s in oduc ion. In e ms o
age de ini ion, compa ed o he ocus on olde adul s and e i ees aged 60 yea s and
olde in he ield o ge on ology, success ul aging a wo k has no ye been de ined
uni o mly by schola s in s udies o success ul aging in he wo k con ex , bu gene ally
ocuses mo e on s udying younge g oups, 55 yea s old (Sande s & McC eady, 2010),
50 yea s old (Th ashe e al., 2018). The ages o 45 (Cheung & Wu, 2014) and 40
(Robson & Hansson, 2007) a e cu en ly he mo e commonly used h esholds.
In e ms o concep ual conno a ion, he e a e h ee pe spec i es on he de ini ion
o success ul aging a wo k: (1) based on he compa a i e pe spec i e, an employee
achie es success ul aging a wo k i he employee de ia es om he a e age
employee de elopmen ajec o y in an inc easingly posi i e manne in e ms o bo h
subjec i e and objec i e wo k ou comes h oughou hei ca ee (Zache , 2015); (2)
based on he pe son-job ma ching pe spec i e, de ining success ul aging a wo k as
an indi idual's abili y o main ain heal h, mo i a ion, and wo k capaci y in cu en and
u u e jobs (Kooij, 2015); and (3) an in eg a i e p ocess- and ou come-based
pe spec i e, which conside s success ul aging a wo k o be he p oac i e
main enance o , o (pos - decline) adap i e es o a ion o , high le els o compe ence
and mo i a ion o con inue o wo k among olde employees (Kooij e al., 2020). These
di e en age de ini ions and concep ualiza ions on success ul aging a wo k wi hin he
conno a ion a e di e se and in e wined in e ms o in luencing ac o s and hei
heo e ical explana ions.
Wi h he en ichmen o esea ch, schola s ha e successi ely e iewed he esea ch
on success ul aging a wo k. Scien i ic e iews a e mainly di ided in o h ee ca ego ies:
one is o pu o wa d he de ini ion and basic esea ch amewo k o success ul aging
a wo k by e iewing he de elopmen p ocess o he concep o success ul aging a
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wo k and he heo y o li e cou se de elopmen ela ed o i (Kooij, 2015; Kooij e al.,
2020; Olson & Shul z, 2019; Zache , 2015; Zache & Rudolph, 2017), which ocuses on
p o iding di ec ion o u u e esea ch om a heo e ical pe spec i e. Discussions o
he mechanisms o in luence a e based mo e on concep ual unde s anding and
esea ch assump ions.
The second ca ego y is o e iew exis ing esea ch on success ul aging a wo k, mos
ypically by Zache e al. (2018), by summa izing he con en and esea ch me hods o
six empi ical a icles on success ul aging a wo k included in a special issue o Wo k,
Aging and Re i emen . Howe e , hei co e age o ela ed esea ch is limi ed.
The hi d ca ego y is o explo e he in luencing ac o s o success ul aging a wo k
based on a pa icula pe spec i e, o example, h ough a concep ual e iew o he
impac o echnology on success ul aging a wo k om he pe spec i e o job design
(Pak e al., 2023). Al hough Peng e al. (2022) p o ided he i s holis ic e iew o he
concep and measu emen o success ul aging a wo k, heo e ical ounda ions, and
empi ical s udies, hey needed o adequa ely explo e he causes and
mechanisms o success ul aging a wo k. The e o e, i is necessa y o add ess he
sho comings o he cu en e iew li e a u e and eo ganize he esea ch p og ess on
success ul aging a wo k and i s causal mechanisms o p o ide a e e ence o u u e
esea ch.
In his ega d, ins ead o epea ing he concep ual conno a ion, measu emen , and
heo e ical ounda ion o li e-cou se de elopmen al psychology, which ha e been
ully discussed, he esea ch on success ul aging a wo k will be summa ized and
e iewed om h ee aspec s: he o e all o e iew o he esea ch on success ul aging
a wo k, he in luencing ac o s, and he mechanisms o he occu ence o success ul
aging a wo k. Fi s , a o al o 74 scien i ic a icles closely ela ed o he opic o
"success ul aging a wo k" we e sc eened and e ained o con en analysis. Second,
37 a icles on he an eceden s o success ul aging a wo k we e sys ema ically
analyzed, and he oles o ou ypes o ac o s, namely, o ganiza ional and wo k
en i onmen , adap i e s a egies, p oac i e s a egies, and pe sonal cha ac e is ics,
as well as he applica ion o heo ies we e summa ized. Finally, esea ch
ecommenda ions a e explo ed o he u u e.
Me hodology
To ensu e he quali y and comp ehensi eness o he selec ed li e a u e, he PRISMA
s a emen ecommended by Mohe e al. (2009) was used o li e a u e sea ch and
sc eening, including he ou s eps o iden i ica ion, sc eening, quali ica ion, and
e en ion.
Fi s , he li e a u e was iden i ied in Web o Science, Scopus, EBSCO and Google
Schola da abases: since he concep o success ul aging a wo k began wi h
Ab aham and Hansson's (1995) s udy (Olson & Shul z, 2019), he pe iod was limi ed o
he pe iod om 1995 o 2022, and he li e a u e was iden i ied as "success ul aging a
wo k," "success ul aging in he wo kplace," and "success ul aging in he wo kplace".
Mo eo e , as he keywo ds o sea ch, in o de o p e en omissions, was also used
"success ul aging" wi h "olde wo ke s" "olde employees" "wo kplace", "success ul
aging" and "olde wo ke s" "olde employees" "wo kplace". Second, he p elimina y
li e a u e was sc eened: Web o Science was used as he c i e ia o elimina e
duplica es among da abases, wi h a o al o 223 a icles. Thi d, o de e mine he
quali ied li e a u e; he esea ch on success ul aging a wo k in he ields o
ge on ology, ge ia ics, managemen , psychology, and o ganiza ional beha iou was
included.
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A e eading he i les and abs ac s, 81 a icles we e excluded om he sea ch,
and he emaining a icles we e ead in ull ex . Addi ionally, 68 a icles we e excluded
om he sea ch, which con ained he abo e sea ch e ms bu did no conside he
ields o success ul aging and wo k; inally, a e he abo e sc eening, 74 a icles we e
e ained which we e closely ela ed o he heme o success ul aging in wo k.
Resul s
Basic In o ma ion on he Li e a u e
To p esen a clea e pic u e o he de elopmen o success ul aging esea ch a wo k,
his s udy adop ed he con en analysis me hod o o ganize he basic in o ma ion o
he li e a u e. In o ma ion on he au ho s' coun ies, o ganiza ions, and esea ch ields
o he 51 a icles was so ed ou acco ding o he imeline (see Table 1). The e m
"success ul aging a wo k" has been used o nea ly 30 yea s, and he ela ed esea ch
has been de eloping apidly in he pas decade, especially schola s om he Uni ed
S a es, he Ne he lands and Ge many a e a he o e on o he esea ch, and hey
ha e ca ied ou ex ensi e discussions on he opic o "success ul aging a wo k".
Success ul aging a wo k is a opic ha has been widely explo ed, and he in o ma ion
in he esea ch a ea also e lec s success ul aging a wo k as he p ocess expanding
om adi ional ge on ology and ge ia ics esea ch o managemen , psychology and
la ely mo e in he ield o o ganiza ional managemen psychology.
Table 1
Basic in o ma ion o li e a u e - au ho s coun y and ield o s udy
S a is ics on he numbe o
au ho s and
Timing
2002 and
be o e
2003-
2007
2008-
2013
2013-
2017
2018 and
a e
o al
By coun y
Uni ed S a es
6
6
4
5
38
59
he Ne he lands
0
0
12
21
16
49
Ge man
0
0
7
15
24
46
Aus alia
0
0
0
7
2
9
Uni ed Kingdom
0
0
0
4
4
8
Aus ian
0
0
0
3
4
7
No way
0
0
0
0
6
6
O he
0
0
1
1
17
19
Field o esea ch
Psychology
2
2
8
15
28
55
Managemen s udies
0
0
5
10
14
29
Indus ial ela ions and
labo
0
0
0
4
10
14
Ge on ology
1
1
2
1
4
9
T ade
0
0
4
2
0
6
Ge ia ics
1
0
1
1
2
5
Occupa ional heal h
0
0
2
0
1
3
O he
0
0
0
1
5
6
Sou ce: Au ho ’s wo k (2024)
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An eceden s o Success ul Aging a Wo k
We ocused on he 37 ou o 74 pape s ha explici ly include "success ul aging a wo k"
as an ou come a iable. Ins ead o in oducing he speci ic con en o heo ies ela ed
o success ul aging, we ex ac ed he heo ies ha we e applied a leas wice. We
o ganized he ep esen a i e li e a u e ha applied hese heo ies and had he
highes ci a ion a e o ob ain he o e all si ua ion o he applica ion o he heo ies
(see Table 2).
Resea ch on he an eceden mechanisms o success ul aging a wo k is p ima ily
based on heo ies ela ed o he ield o li espan de elopmen al psychology and he
ield o o ganiza ional beha io . Li espan de elopmen al heo ies ocus on he
speci ic mechanisms by which indi iduals s i e o balance age- ela ed gains and
losses h oughou he li e cou se (Rudolph & Zache ,2022), wi h Selec i e op imiza ion
compensa ion (SOC), Socioemo ional selec ion heo y (SEC), and Social and
emo ional selec ion heo y (SES) as he main heo ies. The Selec i e op imiza ion
compensa ion (SOC), Socioemo ional selec i i y heo y (SST), and Mo i a ional
heo y on li espan de elopmen (MTLD) a e h ee speci ic li espan de elopmen al
heo ies ha ha e been de eloped o add ess age- ela ed gains and losses
h oughou he li e cou se (Rudolph & Zache , 2022).
Th ee speci ic li espan de elopmen heo ies a e cu en ly used o explain he
coping pa e ns, beha io s, and mindse s o olde adul s du ing he aging p ocess. In
con as , SOC heo y is he mos widely used heo y in esea ch on he an eceden s
o success ul aging a wo k, ollowed by SST heo y, which has been widely used o
explo e he e ec i eness o selec i e, op imizing, and compensa o y s a egies in
p omo ing success ul aging ou comes o olde employees a wo k, ocusing on he
beha io al aspec s o aging.
SOC heo y is widely used o explo e he e ec i eness o selec ion, op imiza ion,
and compensa ion s a egies in p omo ing success ul aging ou comes in he
wo kplace o olde wo ke s, ocusing on he selec ion p ocess and ealiza ion o olde
wo ke s' app oaches om a beha io al s a egy pe spec i e.
SST heo y, on he o he hand, ocuses on indi iduals' pe cep ions o and
mo i a ions o ime (Ca s ensen e al., 2003), and has been applied p ima ily o
explo e indi idual ac o s ha a y wi h age.
Like he SOC heo y, he MTLD heo y ocuses on indi iduals' men al p ocesses and
beha io al choices in he wo kplace con ex om a beha io al s a egy pe spec i e,
gene alizing he ways in which indi iduals gain a sense o con ol in o p ima y and
seconda y con ol (Heckhausen e al., 2010).
The mos widely used o ganiza ional beha io al heo ies in he s udy o success ul
aging a wo k a e he conse a ion o esou ces heo y (COR) and he job demands-
esou ces model (JD-R), bo h o which a e ela ed o he acquisi ion o esou ces by
olde employees in he wo kplace, and bo h o which a e ela ed o he acquisi ion
o esou ces by olde employees in he wo kplace. Mo eo e , bo h a e ela ed o
olde employees' access o esou ces a wo k. S ill, he i s is mainly used o explo e
he ole o he o ganiza ional en i onmen om he pe spec i e o access o and
conse a ion o esou ces. A he same ime, he la e ocuses on analyzing he
impac o wo job cha ac e is ics: job demands and job esou ces. O he heo ies,
such as ole heo y, o ganiza ional suppo heo y, and sel -iden i y heo y, ha e
been applied o explo e he e ec s o gene al o ganiza ional beha io al a iables
(e.g., job oles, o ganiza ional suppo , e c.) on he p ocess o achie ing success ul
aging a wo k.
Fu he mo e, i is wo h no ing ha he abo e heo ies a e no en i ely independen
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o each o he . The e o e, cu en esea che s also end o combine wo o mo e
heo ies o explo e an eceden mechanisms mo e comp ehensi ely. Gi en ha he
li e cou se de elopmen al psychology pe spec i e ends o ocus mo e on indi idual
psychological de elopmen al p ocesses and ela i ely neglec s ex e nal in luences
b ough abou by he en i onmen , wi h insu icien a en ion paid o human-
en i onmen in e ac ions (Zache & Rudolph, 2017), i is, he e o e, impo an o
combine li e cou se de elopmen al heo ies wi h o ganiza ional beha iou al heo ies
in a mul idisciplina y amewo k.
Table 2
An eceden s o Success ul Aging a Wo k
Theo e ical pe spec i e
and main con en
Resea che
Independen
a iable
SAW
ope a ionaliza ion
SOC (Bal es & Bal es,
1990; Bals es, 1997): To
o se age- ela ed
losses, indi iduals can
adap h ough
selec ion, op imiza ion,
and compe i ion
s a egies o ebalance
he gain—loss a io.
Ab aham &
Hanson, 1995
Zache &
F ese, 2011
Kooji e al.,
2015
Ng & Law,
2014
Muelle e al.,
2012
SOC s a egy
Age, job
complexi y
Adap i e job
c a ing
SOC s a egy
Job con ol
SAW Pe o mance/
Capabili y Realiza ion
SAW’s ocus on
oppo uni ies
SAW main ains wo k
mo i a ion and abili y
SAW esponds o
change in he
wo kplace
Abili y o wo k
SST (Ca s ensen e al.,
2003): As age inc eases,
an indi idual’s u u e
ime pe spec i e
changes om open o
limi ed. Indi iduals wi h
an open u u e- ime
pe spec i e will pu sue
ins umen al and
in ellec ual goals. In
con as , a limi ed
u u e- ime pe spec i e
guides people o in es
mo e esou ces in o
emo ionally posi i e and
meaning ul goals.
Zache &
Yang 2016
Le Blanc e
al., 2017
Toomey &
Rudolph,
2018
Th ashe e
al., 2018
Age
Calande age,
o ganiza ional
age, unc ional
age
Emo ionally
a ousing e en s
Concep ualizing
age (subjec i e
age, unc ional
age, u u e ime
pe spec i e)
SAW job sa is ac ion
SAW sus ainable
employabili y
Empa hy SAW
SAW de elopmen
mo i a ion, p omo ion,
mo i a ion, sa e y
ce i ica e
MTLD (Heckhausen e
al., 2010): Success ul
aging can be achie ed
by op imizing p ima y
con ol s a egies ( ying
o in luence he
en i onmen ) and
Akke mans e
al., 2016
Wong &
Te ick, 2017
Ac ual age,
subjec i e age
Task eshaping,
ela ionship
SAW in e nal wo k
expe ience, ex e nal
wo k ce i ica e,
mo i a ion o con inue
s udying and wo king
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seconda y s a egies
( ying o adap onesel
o he en i onmen ).
SAW adap s o wo k
changes, main ains
people-job ma ching
COR (Hib oll e al.,
2018): People ha e a
endency and
mo i a ion o p ese e
and p o ec hei
exis ing esou ces and
acqui e new esou ces.
When esou ces ace
losses and h ea s,
indi iduals will main ain
cu en esou ce
ese es and acqui e
new esou ces h ough
he managemen o
exis ing esou ces.
Cheung &
Wu, 2012
Pak e al.,
2021
Wo k s esso s,
coping
esou ces,
suppo i e HRM
and social
suppo
HRM
SAW adap abili y and
heal h, posi i e
ela ionships, ca ee
g ow h
SAW (pe cei ed
wo kabili y, s eng h,
p e e ed e i emen
age)
JD-R model (Deme ou i
e al., 2001): Wo k
esou ces will igge he
mo i a ional p ocess,
imp o e he indi idual's
psychological s a e,
and p omo e he
ealiza ion o wo k goals;
wo k equi emen s a e
ela ed o indi idual
men al and physical
consump ion, causing
bu nou , wo k s ess, e c.
De Lange e
al., 2020
Pak e al.,
2020
Calande age,
job demands,
job esou ces,
supe iso
suppo and co-
wo ke suppo
Job demand,
job esou ces
SAW sus ainable
employmen
capabili ies
SAW (abili y o wo k)
SOC, SST
Tane a &
A nold, 2018
SOC S a egy,
HRM, Wo k
SAW Wo k
Pe o mance
SOC, COR
Weigl e al.,
2013
SOC policy,
age, wo k
con ol
SAW (abili y o wo k)
Sou ce: Au ho ’s wo k (2024)
In luences in Success ul Aging a Wo k
Success ul aging a wo k is a con e gence o wo esea ch ields: o ganiza ional
beha iou and li e-cou se de elopmen al psychology. I s ealiza ion is in luenced by
a combina ion o o ganiza ional and wo kplace en i onmen al ac o s, age-
change- ela ed pe sonal cha ac e is ic ac o s, and coping s a egies (Kooij e al.,
2020; Pak e al., 2023; Zache , 2015).
Indi idual coping wi h aging, howe e , as a sel - egula o y p ocess, in ol es e o s
o adap and p oac i ely modi y o condi ions ha change wi h age. Acco dingly,
his s udy e iews 37 esea ch pape s on he an eceden s o success ul aging a wo k,
desc ibes how ou ca ego ies o ac o s, namely, o ganiza ional and wo k
en i onmen s, adap i e s a egies, p oac i e s a egies, and pe sonal
cha ac e is ics, in luence success ul aging a wo k and ocuses on and in oduces
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he heo e ical applica ions o he esea ch.
Table 3
Classi ica ion o In luencing Fac o s on Success ul Aging a Wo k
In luence
Desc ip ion
O ganiza ional
and Wo k
En i onmen
Fac o s
O ganiza ional and wo k en i onmen ac o s play an impo an ole in
he success ul aging a wo k p ocess o olde employees (Kooij e al.,
2020; Pak e al., 2023). Based on he heo ies ela ed o " esou ces" in
o ganiza ional beha iou , esea ch has explo ed he s uc u al ac o s,
i.e., oppo uni ies and cons ain s in he o ganiza ion and wo k
en i onmen , ha p omo e o hinde success ul aging a wo k.
Adap i e
S a egies
Success ul aging equi es olde wo ke s o adop adap i e s a egies
o he po en ial loss o physical, psychological, and ca ee
oppo uni ies a wo k (Ab aham & Hansson, 1995), which ocuses on
adjus ing hei goals and ac ions o cope wi h he age- ela ed losses
and wo k- ela ed s esses hey a e cu en ly expe iencing, and o
educe he misma ch be ween he indi idual and he en i onmen in
o de o main ain heal hy de elopmen and posi i e wo k ou comes
(Ab aham & Hansson, 1995).
P oac i e
S a egy
Olde employees a e no only passi e ecipien s o en i onmen al
change bu also shape s o hei own en i onmen s (Kooij, 2015; Wang
Zhongjun e al., 2019). P oac i e s a egies in he p ocess o success ul
aging a wo k emphasize sel -ini ia ed posi i e ac ions by indi iduals
based on hei own de elopmen al needs o achie e u u e pe son-
en i onmen ma ches o educe pe son-en i onmen misma ches
b ough abou by age change.
Pe sonal
Cha ac e is ics
Fac o s
The in luence o pe sonal cha ac e is ic ac o s on olde employees'
achie emen o success ul aging a wo k is mainly in he a eas o age,
cogni ion, mo i a ion and emo ion.
Sou ce: Au ho ’s wo k (2024)
Discussion
An academic examina ion o success ul aging a wo k begins wi h a isual con en
analysis ha p o ides an o e a ching iew and disce ns esea ch ends, acing bo h
he e olu ion and he heo e ical unde pinnings o p io s udies. This encompasses an
assessmen o how ea lie esea ch de elopmen s ha e con ibu ed o he cu en
unde s anding. In pa allel, he in luence o ou dis inc ac o ca ego ies on olde
wo ke s' success ul aging a wo k is syn hesized and sc u inized, delinea ing he
heo e ical implemen a ion d awn om an eceden esea ch. These ca ego ies
include he o ganiza ional and wo k en i onmen , adap i e s a egies, p oac i e
s a egies, and indi idual cha ac e is ics.
Elabo a ing speci ically on o ganiza ional and wo k en i onmen in luences, cu en
li e a u e equen ly add esses job cha ac e is ics h ough he lens o he job
demands- esou ces model, while he e ec s o o ganiza ional ac o s such as
leade ship, o ganiza ional suppo , and human esou ce p ac ices a e examined
h ough o he heo e ical amewo ks like o ganiza ional suppo heo y and
conse a ion o esou ces heo y. When i comes o adap i e s a egies, he
explo a ion cen es on how selec ion, op imiza ion, and compensa ion (SOC)
s a egies, as pe SOC heo y, along wi h o he beha io s aimed a wo k adjus men ,
in luence success ul aging. This en ails bo h quali a i e and empi ical esea ch: he
o me del es in o he speci ic aspec s o SOC s a egies employed by olde wo ke s,
