Jiang study: Workplace environment is one key to retention
TDAI core faculty Kaifeng Jiang, associate professor of management and human resources, is lead author of a study published in the journal Personnel Psychology that suggests how employers might persuade experienced workers to put in a few more years before retiring. It all comes down to offering a specific type of work environment – one that includes autonomy, participation in decision-making, information sharing, training opportunities and good compensation and benefits. The findings may offer guidance to employers struggling to find and keep workers after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The researchers used data from 754,856 employees aged 50 and older from more than 360 U.S. government agencies participating in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey from 2006 to 2015.
