Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and older employees' attitudes towards their current jobs

It has been suggested that one of most dramatic changes in the workplace over the next decade will be the growing number of older employees. The task of managing, challenging, and motivating this aging work force is expected to be more complex due to varied needs and goals. An analysis of data from 3358 workers (45-59 yr, old) in a national longitudinal sample on attitudes indicated that jobs that provided intrinsic motivators or a combination of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators were better received than those that offered only extrinsic motivators.