Current projects in the U.S./National Research include, the Talent Management Study, and analyses of the Age & Generations Study of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Center researchers have also begun to explore the experiences of working adults related to eldercare responsibilities (the Family Caregivers for the Elderly Study with Families and Work Institute) as well as working in retirement.
Mary Catherine Bateson, Visiting Scholar at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work, Receives the Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Change and Positive Aging from Fielding Graduate University
9 December 2011—Writer and cultural anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson is slated to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Change and Positive Aging from Fielding Graduate University.
Inside E Street, AARP interview with Kevin Cahill
7 December 2011—Sloan Center Research Economist, Kevin Cahill, is being interviewed by AARP on Inside E Street
Older Workers Are Most Engaged, Committed, and Satisfied with Their Jobs — Generations of Talent Study
1 December 2011—A new research study by the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College examines work experiences of employees, finding that those 40 years old and older are the most engaged and demonstrate the highest level of organizational commitment, and that those 50 years old and older are the most satisfied with their jobs.
us national studies & projects
Age & Generations Study Analyses
The Age & Generations Study looked at similarities and differences in employees’ perceptions of their work across ages/generations, career stages, life stages, and job tenure.
Family Caregivers of the Elderly
The purpose of the Family Caregivers of the Elderly Project is to investigate the impact of the work and the medical/caregiving environments on the family caregiver's experiences at work, in medical settings, in their communities, and at home during and following the caregiving experience.
Talent Management Study
The purpose of the Talent Management Study is to learn more about talent management strategies at U.S. workplaces given today’s business environment and the changing demographics of the workforce.
Working in Retirement
The Working in Retirement study draws on data from the National Study of the Changing Workforce to assess the landscape of post-retirement work among older adults.
resources
Talent Management Discussion Board
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The Talent Management Study encourages the sharing of cutting edge talent management practices. Our discussion board offers project participants a forum in which to contribute to, and apply learnings in their own workplaces. Participants in the Talent Management Study may also view presentations on study findings, poll questions from their respondent cohort, and the schedule of upcoming webinars.