Factors influencing the decision to extend working life or retire

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 473-480

  Nilsson, Kerstin ^a,b   Hydbom, Anna Rignell ^a   Rylander, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employee; Motivation; Older worker; Organization; Retirement; Work ability; Work environment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INCENTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGED WORKER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; ATTITUDE; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LIFE; MIDDLE AGED; SKILL; WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORKER;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 80155211264     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3181     Document Type: Article

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