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Alternatives to age for assessing occupational performance capacity.

B J Avolio, G V Barrett, H L Sterns

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    Assessing older worker performance remains challenging. This study critically examines functional age, suggesting intrinsic attributes are key to determining competence for all workers.

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    Area of Science:

    • Industrial gerontology
    • Organizational psychology
    • Employment law

    Background:

    • Limited systematic investigation into older worker performance assessment for decades.
    • Recent focus on legal implications of personnel assessment strategies.
    • Challenges in measuring older worker performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • Critically examine the concept of functional age in psychological and legal contexts.
    • Analyze criticisms and litigation surrounding functional age strategies.
    • Propose an alternative basis for determining worker competence.

    Main Methods:

    • Critical review of existing literature on functional age and worker performance.
    • Analysis of legal cases related to age discrimination and performance assessment.
    • Conceptual examination of intrinsic attributes for competence determination.

    Main Results:

    • Functional age concept faces significant criticisms in both psychological and legal domains.
    • Litigation highlights difficulties in using functional age for performance measurement.
    • Current methods are insufficient for accurately assessing older worker capabilities.

    Conclusions:

    • Functional age is an inadequate and problematic basis for assessing worker competence.
    • Intrinsic attributes, rather than age-related factors, should determine job performance.
    • A shift towards evaluating inherent capabilities is necessary for fair and effective assessment.

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