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Stanimira Taneva
Stanimira
Taneva
John Arnold
John
Arnold
Older workers need to stop believing stereotypes about themselves (and so do their employers)
Loughborough University
2017
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Business and Management not elsewhere classified
2017-03-03 11:55:41
Online resource
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/online_resource/Older_workers_need_to_stop_believing_stereotypes_about_themselves_and_so_do_their_employers_/9497177
Age discrimination is considered the most widely experienced form of discrimination across Europe. In a work context, this can be particularly harmful. Although older workers are sometimes stereotyped in positive ways — as more loyal, reliable, or committed compared to their younger colleagues – negative stereotypes abound. We explore this topic further and argue about the wide-spread misconceptions of age-related negative stereotypes.