When others retire early: What about me?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Mollica, KA; DeWitt, RL
• 署名单位: Wake Forest University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/1556335
• 发表日期: 2000
• 页码: 1068-1075
• 关键词: PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT; SURVIVORS REACTIONS; COMMITMENT; JUSTICE; TENURE; layoff; AGE

摘要

We studied the reactions to an early retirement program of 668 employees of a large organization who were ineligible for the program. Specifically, we examined the influence of perceptions of the generosity of the organization's assistance to retirees (caretaking) on the remaining employees' intentions to quit. Findings contrasted with those from research on layoff survivors: perceptions of overly generous caretaking were associated with increased intentions to quit, particularly among more tenured employees.