Springer Studies in Work and Industry: “30 and Out”

Hardy, Melissa A.; Hazelrigg, Lawrence; Quadagno, Jill

During the 1980s the news media were filled with reports of soaring unemployment as 'downsizing' and `restructuring' became the new buzzwords. Firms managed their workforce reduction by increasing the attractiveness of their pension plans-especially their early-retirement plans. In this volume, the authors examine the U.S. auto industry and present a full-scale analysis of the work and retirement decisions of its workers. They address organizational context and the logic of financial incentives in employer-provided early retirement plans. The impact of pension provisions, layoffs, plant closures, attitudes about `generational equity', and other factors influencing the workers' evaluation of the optimum time to end their careers in the auto industry are explored.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1996-09-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780306453366

DOI: 10.1007/b102408

Dimensions: cm xcm

Pages: 274