解释工作中代际接触的激励潜力的年龄差异

IF 2.7 2区 经济学 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
A. Burmeister, A. Hirschi, H. Zacher
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摘要

考虑到劳动力的老龄化和年龄日益多样化,了解工作中代际接触的影响非常重要。这项研究的目的是为了更好地了解谁从代际接触中获得了激励,以及这种情况发生的过程。为此,我们采用了基于需求的工作动机理论和寿命发展理论的动机视角。我们认为,与年轻员工相比,由于目标优先级在整个生命周期中的变化,代际接触通过归属感对工作投入的激励作用在年长员工中更为明显。具体来说,我们假设生成动机和感知的剩余工作时间是与寿命相关的机制,可以解释年龄对代际接触和工作投入之间联系的调节作用。在研究1中,我们在瑞士对45名年轻人和45名老年人进行了实验室实验,我们发现代际接触对归属感的因果影响是支持的。在研究2中,我们对德国560名员工进行了三波实地研究,我们发现归属感在代际接触和工作投入之间的关系中起中介作用。此外,感知剩余工作时间解释了年龄对归属感和工作投入之间关系的调节作用。通过强调代际接触激励潜力的年龄差异,我们推进了群体间接触、员工激励和劳动力老龄化的研究。
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Explaining Age Differences in the Motivating Potential of Intergenerational Contact at Work
Understanding the effects of intergenerational contact at work is important given aging and increasingly age-diverse workforces. The aim of this research was to better understand who derives motivational benefits from intergenerational contact, and the processes by which this occurs. To do so, we adopted a motivational lens grounded in need-based theories of work motivation and lifespan development theory. We argue that the motivating effect of intergenerational contact on work engagement via sense of belonging is more pronounced for older compared to younger employees due to changes in goal priorities across the lifespan. Specifically, we posit the generativity motive and perceived remaining time at work as lifespan-related mechanisms that explain the moderating effects of age on the links between intergenerational contact and work engagement. In Study 1, a laboratory experiment with 45 younger and 45 older participants in Switzerland, we found support for a causal effect of intergenerational contact on sense of belonging. In Study 2, a three-wave field study with 560 employees in Germany, we found that sense of belonging mediated the relation between intergenerational contact and work engagement. Further, perceived remaining time at work explained the moderating effect of age on the link between sense of belonging and work engagement. By highlighting age differences in the motivating potential of intergenerational contact, we advance research on intergroup contact, employee motivation, and workforce aging.
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