TY - JOUR

T1 - A mixed-method approach to post-retirement career planning

AU - Wöhrmann, Anne Marit

AU - Deller, Jürgen

AU - Wang, Mo

PY - 2014/6

Y1 - 2014/6

N2 - In times of rising longevity and shortage of skilled workers, post-retirement work has become increasingly prevalent in many countries. However, not much is known about the expectations and facilitating factors associated with work-related activities after retirement. In two studies we draw on the social cognitive career theory and investigated the role of outcome expectations and facilitating factors in post-retirement career planning. First, we interviewed 22 older employees and subject matter experts in a German aerospace company to learn more about expectations of post-retirement work and its facilitating factors to build a theoretical model. Second, to test our theoretical model, 212 employees of the same company aged 50 to 65 completed a web-based survey. Results showed that outcome expectations and the facilitating factors identified in the interview study were significantly related to post-retirement career intention. Further, the facilitating factor social approval moderated the relationship between outcome expectations and post-retirement career intention. We discuss implications of our findings in terms of how they inform retirement counselors, organizations, and society to help increase engagement in work-related activities after retirement.

AB - In times of rising longevity and shortage of skilled workers, post-retirement work has become increasingly prevalent in many countries. However, not much is known about the expectations and facilitating factors associated with work-related activities after retirement. In two studies we draw on the social cognitive career theory and investigated the role of outcome expectations and facilitating factors in post-retirement career planning. First, we interviewed 22 older employees and subject matter experts in a German aerospace company to learn more about expectations of post-retirement work and its facilitating factors to build a theoretical model. Second, to test our theoretical model, 212 employees of the same company aged 50 to 65 completed a web-based survey. Results showed that outcome expectations and the facilitating factors identified in the interview study were significantly related to post-retirement career intention. Further, the facilitating factor social approval moderated the relationship between outcome expectations and post-retirement career intention. We discuss implications of our findings in terms of how they inform retirement counselors, organizations, and society to help increase engagement in work-related activities after retirement.

KW - Business psychology

KW - Bridge Employment

KW - Silver Work

KW - Karriereplanung

KW - career planning

KW - post-retirement work

KW - Arbeit in der Rente

KW - Outcome expectations

KW - post-retirement work

KW - Retirement planning

KW - Social approval

KW - Social cognitive career theory

KW - Management studies

KW - Bridge Employment

KW - Silver Work

KW - Karriereplanung

KW - career planning

KW - post-retirement work

KW - Arbeit in der Rente

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84899828948&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.02.003

DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2014.02.003

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 84

SP - 307

EP - 317

JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior

JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior

SN - 0001-8791

IS - 3

ER -