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Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa:exploring contradictions through an empirical study

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dc.contributor.authorRego, Arménio
dc.contributor.authorVitória, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Leonor
dc.contributor.authorLourenço-Gil, Rui
dc.contributor.authorLeal, Susana
dc.contributor.authorCunha, Miguel Pina e
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-28T09:33:20Z
dc.date.available2020-01-28T09:33:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.description.abstractWe 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.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRego, A., Vitória, A., Ribeiro, T., Ribeiro, L., Lourenço-Gil, R., Leal, S., & Cunha, M. P. (2020). Attitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa : Exploring contradictions through an empirical study. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1710720pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09585192.2019.1710720pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0958-5192
dc.identifier.issn1466-4399
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/2813
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09585192.2019.1710720pt_PT
dc.subjectAgeismpt_PT
dc.subjectDiscriminationpt_PT
dc.subjectManagers ’ attitudes toward older workerspt_PT
dc.subjectAfricapt_PT
dc.subjectParadoxpt_PT
dc.titleAttitudes and HRM decisions toward older workers in Africa:exploring contradictions through an empirical studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage28pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleThe International Journal of Human Resource Managementpt_PT
person.familyNameCristina Henriques Leal
person.givenNameSusana
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person.identifier.ciencia-idC11A-1BD1-73C5
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8796-8289
person.identifier.scopus-author-id35107182300
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