Relational demography research has emphasized a similarity–attraction paradigm in
explaining employees' reactions to demographic differences from other organizational …

In a study of the influence of differences in employee age and the age of the employee's
immediate supervisor, an age-difference variable was created and used to test 4 competing …

Purpose Because diversity is vital to many businesses, it is important to understand how
demographic differences between individuals in the workplace influence employee …

Research has shown the importance of employee age relative to coworker age in
determining attitudes, performance, and career-related opportunities. The authors used …

The current study extends the concept of relational demography by considering both
demographic similarities and demographic dissimilarities in supervisor-subordinate dyads …

An emerging phenomenon, the older worker reporting to a much younger supervisor, is
reversing the tradition that managers are older and more experienced than subordinates …

Although having a younger supervisor or a supervisor of a similar age runs counter to the
traditional older supervisor–younger subordinate norm, it is becoming increasingly common …

The article presents the results of research on the relationship between age diversity in the
workplace and corporate performance. It focuses on perceptions of ageism in the workplace …

Person-and context-oriented definitions of age were used to predict three sets of work
outcomes: work attitudes, performance ratings, and reports of developmental practices. The …

Much research has examined gender and age effects on compensation, concluding that a
wage gap exists favoring men and negative stereotypes against older workers persist …