Retirement [[electronic resource] ] : reasons, processes, and results / / Gary A. Adams, Terry A. Beehr, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454433503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer Pub., c2003
• ISBN: 1-281-81123-8; 9786611811235; 0-8261-9737-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AdamsGary A; BeehrTerry A
• Disciplina: 306.3/8
• Soggetti: Retirement - United States - Decision making; Retirement - United States - Psychological aspects; Retirees - United States - Psychology; Retirees - United States - Attitudes; Retirees - United States - Economic conditions; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; List of Figures; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction and Overview of Current Research and Thinking on Retirement; 2 Contexts and Pathways: Retirement as Institution, Process, and Experience; 3 Retirement Planning and Preparation; 4 Endgame: The Design and Implementation of Early Retirement Incentive Programs; 5 Extending Work Lives: Are Current Approaches Tools or Talismans?; 6 The Economics of the Retirement Decision; 7 Beyond Health and Wealth: Attitudinal and Other Influences on Retirement Decision-Making; 8 Self-Management of Career and Retirement; 9 Bridge Employment: Work After Retirement10 Early Retirement Systems and Behavior in an International Perspective; 11 Data Analytic Techniques for Retirement Research; 12 Concluding Observations and Future Endeavors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book reviews, summarizes, and integrates a diverse literature on the topic of retirement and provides a coherent view to better inform researchers and practitioners. Organized around three phases of the retirement process--pre-retirement, retirement decision-making, and post-retirement--the chapters examine economic, sociological, gerontological, and psychological theory and research. Topics discussed include: types of retirement, retirement planning and preparation, early retirement incentive programs, the economics of the retirement decision-making, and work after retirement, among othe