Creating an age-inclusive workplace: The impact of HR practices on employee work engagement

作者：Penghua Fan, Yixiao Song, Miaoying Fang, Xilin Chen · 发表于：Journal of Management & Organization · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1017/jmo.2023.18

Abstract Drawing on social exchange theory, our study aims to examine how age-inclusive human resource (HR) practices affect work engagement by shaping the age-diversity climate and perceived organizational support (POS). We hypothesize that diversity beliefs play a moderating role in the relationship between age-inclusive HR practices and POS. Our analysis of a sample of 983 employees from 48 organizations in China highlights the direct impact of age-inclusive HR practices on work engagement. Moreover, age-diversity climate and POS mediate the association between age-inclusive HR practices and work engagement. We further demonstrate that diversity beliefs play a moderating role in the association between age-inclusive HR practices and POS. Our findings not only contribute to the literature but also provide practical implications for managing an aging workforce.