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When workers of different generations were asked about their perceptions regarding opportunities for promotion for older workers and on their levels of employee engagement, employees from the three older generations who perceived equal promotion opportunities for older workers ranked significantly higher in employee engagement than those who did not. In comparison, the youngest group of employees, those from generation Y, reported significantly lower levels of employee engagement when they perceived workers over 55 had the same opportunities for promotion as younger workers. (fig. 5, p. 5)
James, J. B., Swanberg, J. E., & McKechnie, S. P. (2007). Generational differences in perceptions of older workers' capabilities (Issue Brief No. 12). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility. Retrieved from http://agingandwork.bc.edu/documents/IB12_OlderWorkers%20Capability.pdf
Using data gathered as part of a larger study comprising employees in 388 stores and 37 districts of a national, retail chain, perceptions of older workers across four generations were examined, while also studying the effects of these perceptions on the older workers themselves. (p. 3)
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