Measuring Motivation and Performance of Older Workers for Sustainable Organizational Contribution
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older workers, work motivation, performance measurement, knowledge transfer, mentoring, technology adaptation, fairnessAbstrak
This article proposes a normative framework for selecting instruments that assess motivation and performance among older workers. It argues that late career motivation often centers on continued usefulness, professional pride, and knowledge transfer rather than status seeking. Therefore, measurement tools should capture generative intent, mentoring orientation, quality commitment, and perceived respect, while avoiding age coded wording. Performance assessment should extend beyond short term output by including process quality, accountability, error prevention habits, and observable developmental behaviors such as coaching and documentation support. The paper also frames physical demand adjustment and technology adaptation as domains requiring fair indicators that emphasize accuracy, consistency, safety minded use, and learning processes rather than speed alone. Instrument choice is evaluated through four criteria: construct relevance to late career work, item clarity and readability, coverage of individual and team capacity building contributions, and ethical governance of score use with transparent purposes and opportunities for clarification. The core claim is that fair measurement strengthens trust, sustains contribution, and supports responsible staffing decisions for senior employees.
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