Table of Contents

Part One: General Introduction

1. Retirement: An Introduction and Overview of the Handbook
Mo Wang

2. The Evolving History of Retirement within the United States
Michael J. Zickar

3. The Demography of Aging and Retirement
Felicia Wheaton and Eileen M. Crimmins

4. Variations on a Retirement Theme: Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Retirement
Terry A. Beehr and Nathan A. Bowling

Part Two: Retirement Process Theoretical Perspectives

5. The Life Course Perspective on Life in the Post-Retirement Period
Paul Wink and Jacquelyn Boone James

6. Continuity Theory and Retirement
Monika E. von Bonsdorff and Juhani Ilmarinen

7. The Theory of Selection, Optimization and Compensation
Boris B. Baltes and Cort W. Rudolph

8. Protean Career Model and Retirement
Najung Kim and Douglas T. Hall

9. Retirement and Human Resources Management: A Strategic Approach
Barbara L. Rau and Gary A. Adams

10. Economic Theories of Retirement
John Laitner and Aanda Sonnega

11. A Multilevel Perspective for Retirement Research
Maximiliane E. Szinovacz

Part Three: Retirement Practice

12. Research Methods in Retirement Research
Gwenith G. Fisher and Robert J. Willis

13. Age, Gender, and the Retirement Process.
Barbara Griffin, Vanessa Loh, and Beryl Hesketh

14. The Employer's Perspective on Retirement
Kène Henkens and Hendrik P. van Dalen

15. Retirement Attitudes: Considering Etiology, Measurement, Attitude-Behavior Relationships, and Attitudinal Ambivalence
Daniel A. Newman, Gahyun Jeon, and Charles L. Hulin

16. Planning and Adaptation to Retirement: The Post-Retirement Environment, Change Management Resources, and Need-Oriented Factors as Moderators
Mary Anne Taylor and Meline Schaffer

17. Retirement Decision Making
Steve M. Jex and James Grosch

18. Feeling Like It's Time to Retire: A Fit Perspective on Early Retirement Decisions
Daniel C. Feldman

19. Bridge Employment
Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandre, and Joseph F. Quinn

20. Adjustment to Retirement
Hanna van Solinge

21. The Association of Retirement with Physical and Behavioral Health
William T. Gallo

22. Leisure Activities in Retirement
Lorraine T. Dorfman

23. Family, Work, and the Retirement Process: A Review and New Directions
Russell A. Matthews and Gwenith G. Fisher

Part Four: Retirement Practice

24. Social Security, Pension System, and Retirement Savings
Xiang Yao and Haoran Peng

25. Employment Law and Retirement
Christina L. Causey and Joanna N. Lahey

26. Effective Financial Planning for Retirement
Douglas A. Hershey, Joy M. Jacobs-Lawson, and James T. Austin

27. Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Mature Workers
Jeanette N. Cleveland and Sarina M. Maneotis

28. Designing Early Retirement Incentive Programs
Yujie Zhan

29. Health Care and Health Insurance in Retirement
Karoline Mortensen and Jennifer Villani

30. Learning and Training in Retirement
Jerry W. Hedge and Victoria A. Albright

31. Technology and Retirement Life: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Older Adults and Social Media
Bo Xie, Man Huang, and Ivan Watkins

32. Retirement Practices in Different Countries
José María Peiró, Núria Tordera, and Kristina Potocnik

Part Five: Future Trends and Conclusions

33. The Changing Nature of Work and Retirement
Kenneth S. Shultz and Deborah A. Olson

34. Collision Course: The Impending Impact of Current Immigration and Retirement Trends
Derek R. Avery, Sabrina D. Volpone, and Aleksandra Luksyte

35. Generational Differences in Older Workers and Retirement
Jesse Erdheim and Michael A. Lodato

36. Retirement and Creativity
Ryan Fehr

37. Retirement Research: Concluding Observations and Strategies to Move Forward
Mo Wang

About the Author

Mo Wang, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of Management, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida.

Reviews

"This book is a stepping stone to more study and research on the topic of retirement. Many of the books on this subject for practitioners like me are typically how-to books with minimal insight into the scholarly research that has gone into what is being offered. As a practitioner that appreciates a "scholar-practitioner" model, I found this handbook to be very helpful, especially about areas with which I am less familiar or in areas in which I might want to
augment my knowledge." -- Doody's