Bridging the Perception Gap: Analysing Discrepancies in Organisational Climate and Intergenerational Collaboration Between Managers and Older Workers

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.61093/bel.9(4).14-31.2025" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.61093/bel.9(4).14-31.2025</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.61093/bel.9(4).14-31.2025" target="_blank" >10.61093/bel.9(4).14-31.2025</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Bridging the Perception Gap: Analysing Discrepancies in Organisational Climate and Intergenerational Collaboration Between Managers and Older Workers

Original language description

An ageing workforce, intergenerational teamwork, collaboration, and diversity present challenges in every workplace, making these issues particularly topical. The aim of this article is to analyse the potential discrepancies in perceptions of organisational climate, grow opportunities, intergenerational collaboration, and practices between managers and older workers, as these discrepancies can lead to lower work engagement, job dissatisfaction, and reduced employee performance. The data was collected in various industries in the Czech Republic by a panel provider using the Qualtrics survey tool (N=303, M 56.46, SD 5.57, min. 40, max. 80, Mdn 56). To compare the scores, we used the Welsch´s t-test for two independent samples and Cohen&apos;s d (effect size). The data shows that employees scored lower than managers on each item. The greatest discrepancies were found in the items: Inter-generational collaboration, Institutional knowledge transfer, Enabling development steps and job changes, Appreciation, Continuous development planning, Availability of physical exercise and nutrition opportunities. Managers generally perceive workplace aspects more positively than employees, except for Flexible work time arrangements item. This study highlights the need to address perception discrepancies between managers and older workers to foster a more inclusive and effective organisational climate. Future research should investigate targeted interventions to bridge this perception gap and enhance intergenerational collaboration. The implications for human resource management (HRM) and work and organisational psychology (WOP) in relation to the ageing workforce are discussed.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Business Ethics and Leadership (BEL)

ISSN

2520-6761

e-ISSN

2520-6311

Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

18

Pages from-to

14-31

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105027988422