善用职场年龄多样性 增企业绩效

The global trend of increasing age diversity in the workplace has led to growing research attention to the organizational consequences of age-diverse workforces. From an intellectual capital perspective, research indicates that age diversity was positively associated with organizational performance through the mediation of increased human and social capital. Workplace functional diversity and age-inclusive management are the two contingent factors shaping the effects of age diversity on human and social capital. As age diversity increases, the companies’ human capital, comprising of the employees’ collective education, training, and experience increases. Age diversity is also positively linked with social capital which reflects people’s connections and social ties. Both factors contribute to better performance. Therefore, companies can boost business performance by exploiting the age diversity in the workplace.