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Lytle MC, Foley PF, Cotter EW. Career and Retirement Theories: Relevance for Older Workers Across Cultures. J Career Dev. 2015;42(3):185-198doi: 10.1177/0894845314547638.
Lytle, M. C., Foley, P. F., & Cotter, E. W. (2015). Career and Retirement Theories: Relevance for Older Workers Across Cultures. Journal of career development, 42(3), 185-198. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845314547638
Lytle, Megan C, et al. "Career and Retirement Theories: Relevance for Older Workers Across Cultures." Journal of career development vol. 42,3 (2015): 185-198. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845314547638
Lytle MC, Foley PF, Cotter EW. Career and Retirement Theories: Relevance for Older Workers Across Cultures. J Career Dev. 2015 Jun;42(3):185-198. doi: 10.1177/0894845314547638. PMID: 26101455; PMCID: PMC4474155.
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J Career Dev. 2015 Jun;42(3):185-198. doi: 10.1177/0894845314547638.

Career and Retirement Theories: Relevance for Older Workers Across Cultures.

Journal of career development

Megan C Lytle, Pamela F Foley, Elizabeth W Cotter

Affiliations

  1. University of Rochester Medical Center.
  2. Seton Hall University.
  3. American University.

PMID: 26101455 PMCID: PMC4474155 DOI: 10.1177/0894845314547638

Abstract

This paper reviews selected career development theories as well as theories specifically focused on retirement, with an emphasis on their application to retirement decisions and vocational behavior in multicultural populations. Theories are evaluated based on whether: (a) retirement was considered a stage of working life, (b) work satisfaction, motivation, and other work variables at retirement age were addressed, (c) work choices at retirement age were included, and (d) cultural and other minority status issues were either directly considered in the work/retirement decision or if the model could be reasonably applied to retirement across cultures. We provide specific recommendations for research and practice with the aim of helping practitioners and scholars conceptualize the current concerns older adults face in their working lives and during retirement planning.

Keywords: Cross-cultural/multicultural career issues; career development stages; career/vocational education/guidance; elderly employees

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