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  • Gerontology
  • Human Resource Management

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  • Successful aging at work research often overlooks environmental factors.
  • Organizational climate, employees' shared work environment perceptions, is a key contextual resource.
  • The construct of organizational climate for successful aging (OCSA) is introduced.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine OCSA as a buffer between employee age and focus on opportunities.
  • To investigate the impact of focus on opportunities on job satisfaction, commitment, and motivation to work post-retirement.
  • To provide empirical evidence for the role of organizational context in enabling successful aging at work.

Main Methods:

  • Multilevel analyses were conducted on data from 649 employees across 120 companies.
  • Controlled for organizational tenure, psychological climate for successful aging, and age discrimination climate.
  • Examined the buffering effect of OCSA on the age-focus on opportunities relationship.

Main Results:

  • OCSA significantly buffered the negative relationship between employee age and focus on opportunities.
  • Focus on opportunities positively predicted job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and motivation to continue working.
  • Findings supported the hypotheses regarding OCSA's buffering role and subsequent positive outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Organizational climate for successful aging (OCSA) is a crucial contextual resource for older workers.
  • Creating supportive organizational environments can foster opportunities and engagement for aging employees.
  • Interventions targeting OCSA can promote successful aging at work and extend working lives.