How old are older workers? From age stereotypes to successful intergenerational relationships

We are living in an age of demographical revolution: the world population is ageing dramatically. This poses great challenges to our society, which must adapt to a changing age structure. This study examines the impact of this revolution in the workplace. The percentage of senior workers has gradually increased over the last two decades; this workforce has a large pool of knowledge at its disposal. Consequently, a well-planned and effective knowledge transfer between different generations of the workforce is of great importance. Our extensive analysis of the literature on senior workers and intergenerational knowledge exchange in the workplace has permitted us to study the role of motivational aspects and erroneous beliefs about the elderly with the aim of promoting an exchange of effective intergenerational knowledge in the context of the workplace.