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  • Gerontology
  • Sociology

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  • Global population aging necessitates adaptive employment policies and effective age management strategies.
  • Generativity, defined as openness to younger generations for value and knowledge exchange, is crucial for managing diverse workforces.
  • Theories of socio-emotional selectivity and successful aging provide frameworks for understanding generativity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the relationship between generativity and various individual work outcomes.
  • To examine both in-role and extra-role work outcomes influenced by generativity.
  • To investigate the impact of generativity on motivational, cognitive, personal, and relational outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A meta-analysis was conducted on 65 independent samples, totaling 30,540 individuals.
  • The study analyzed relationships between generativity and outcomes including job satisfaction, engagement, commitment, self-efficacy, career success, well-being, and organizational citizenship behavior.
  • Moderating effects of cultural context, measurement method, and age were considered.

Main Results:

  • Generativity demonstrates significant positive relationships with motivational outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction, engagement, commitment).
  • Generativity positively influences cognitive outcomes (e.g., career success, self-efficacy) and extra-role behaviors (e.g., organizational citizenship behavior).
  • The study confirms that generativity enhances employee well-being and personal outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Generativity is a key factor in improving employee motivation, cognitive functioning, and overall well-being in the workplace.
  • Promoting generativity can lead to enhanced job performance and positive extra-role behaviors.
  • Organizations should consider fostering generativity to effectively manage a multi-generational workforce and improve employee outcomes.