Organizations and older workers: the impact of images on managers' decisions > Part 2
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Part 2
Project Number
42.2
Abstract
This is the second part of the study "Organizations and older workers: the impact of images on managers' decisions". In this part, the panel members that participated in the first part were presented a second questionnaire containing vignettes and requiring them to make decisions on situations involving older workers.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-05-2010
End date
26-05-2010
Researcher
Karpinska, Kasia, Henkens, Kène, Schippers, Joop
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2010 CentERdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zft-3wd3
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted | preloaded |
| by10a_m | Year and month of field work period | constructed |
| by10a203 | Random variable for the question text for Vignette 4 | constructed |
| by10a001 | Vignette 1, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a002 | Vignette 1, Characteristic2: Worker’s knowledge and experience [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a003 | Vignette 1, Characteristic3: Worker’s age [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a004 | Vignette 1, Characteristic4: Is the worker broadly deployable [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a005 | Vignette 1, Characteristic5: Attitude to worker’s retirement [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a006 | Vignette 1, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a007 | Vignette 1, Characteristic7: Worker’s willingness to attend trainings [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a008 | Vignette 1, Characteristic8: Worker’s attitude to management [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a009 | Vignette 1, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a010 | Vignette 1, Characteristic2: Worker’s knowledge and experience [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a011 | Vignette 1, Characteristic3: Worker’s age [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a012 | Vignette 1, Characteristic4: Is the worker broadly deployable [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a013 | Vignette 1, Characteristic5: Attitude to worker’s retirement [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a014 | Vignette 1, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a015 | Vignette 1, Characteristic7: Worker’s willingness to attend trainings [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a016 | Vignette 1, Characteristic8: Worker’s attitude to management [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a017 | Vignette 1, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a018 | Vignette 1, Characteristic2: Worker’s knowledge and experience [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a019 | Vignette 1, Characteristic3: Worker’s age [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a020 | Vignette 1, Characteristic4: Is the worker broadly deployable [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a021 | Vignette 1, Characteristic5: Attitude to worker’s retirement [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a022 | Vignette 1, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a023 | Vignette 1, Characteristic7: Worker’s willingness to attend trainings [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a024 | Vignette 1, Characteristic8: Worker’s attitude to management [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a025 | Vignette 1, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a026 | Vignette 1, Characteristic2: Worker’s knowledge and experience [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a027 | Vignette 1, Characteristic3: Worker’s age [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a028 | Vignette 1, Characteristic4: Is the worker broadly deployable [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a029 | Vignette 1, Characteristic5: Attitude to worker’s retirement [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a030 | Vignette 1, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a031 | Vignette 1, Characteristic7: Worker’s willingness to attend trainings [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a032 | Vignette 1, Characteristic8: Worker’s attitude to management [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a033 | Vignette 1, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a034 | Vignette 1, Characteristic2: Worker’s knowledge and experience [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a035 | Vignette 1, Characteristic3: Worker’s age [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a036 | Vignette 1, Characteristic4: Is the worker broadly deployable [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a037 | Vignette 1, Characteristic5: Attitude to worker’s retirement [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a038 | Vignette 1, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a039 | Vignette 1, Characteristic7: Worker’s willingness to attend trainings [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a040 | Vignette 1, Characteristic8: Worker’s attitude to management [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a041 | Vignette 2, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a042 | Vignette 2, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a043 | Vignette 2, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a044 | Vignette 2, Characteristic4: Worker’s experience in comparable position [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a045 | Vignette 2, Characteristic5: Availability [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a046 | Vignette 2, Characteristic6: Last worked [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a047 | Vignette 2, Characteristic7: Worker’s appearance [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a048 | Vignette 2, Characteristic8: Recommended by [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a049 | Vignette 2, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a050 | Vignette 2, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a051 | Vignette 2, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a052 | Vignette 2, Characteristic4: Worker’s experience in comparable position [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a053 | Vignette 2, Characteristic5: Availability [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a054 | Vignette 2, Characteristic6: Last worked [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a055 | Vignette 2, Characteristic7: Worker’s appearance [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a056 | Vignette 2, Characteristic8: Recommended by [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a057 | Vignette 2, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a058 | Vignette 2, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a059 | Vignette 2, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a060 | Vignette 2, Characteristic4: Worker’s experience in comparable position [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a061 | Vignette 2, Characteristic5: Availability [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a062 | Vignette 2, Characteristic6: Last worked [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a063 | Vignette 2, Characteristic7: Worker’s appearance [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a064 | Vignette 2, Characteristic8: Recommended by [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a065 | Vignette 2, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a066 | Vignette 2, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a067 | Vignette 2, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a068 | Vignette 2, Characteristic4: Worker’s experience in comparable position [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a069 | Vignette 2, Characteristic5: Availability [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a070 | Vignette 2, Characteristic6: Last worked [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a071 | Vignette 2, Characteristic7: Worker’s appearance [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a072 | Vignette 2, Characteristic8: Recommended by [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a073 | Vignette 2, Characteristic1: Situation of the organization [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a074 | Vignette 2, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a075 | Vignette 2, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a076 | Vignette 2, Characteristic4: Worker’s experience in comparable position [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a077 | Vignette 2, Characteristic5: Availability [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a078 | Vignette 2, Characteristic6: Last worked [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a079 | Vignette 2, Characteristic7: Worker’s appearance [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a080 | Vignette 2, Characteristic8: Recommended by [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a081 | Vignette 3, Characteristic1: Worker’s age [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a082 | Vignette 3, Characteristic2: Worker’s gender [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a083 | Vignette 3, Characteristic3: Worker’s knowledge and experience [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a084 | Vignette 3, Characteristic4: Last worked [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a085 | Vignette 3, Characteristic5: Worker’s current work situation [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a086 | Vignette 3, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a087 | Vignette 3, Characteristic7: Recommended by [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a088 | Vignette 3, Characteristic1: Worker’s age [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a089 | Vignette 3, Characteristic2: Worker’s gender [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a090 | Vignette 3, Characteristic3: Worker’s knowledge and experience [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a091 | Vignette 3, Characteristic4: Last worked [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a092 | Vignette 3, Characteristic5: Worker’s current work situation [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a093 | Vignette 3, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a094 | Vignette 3, Characteristic7: Recommended by [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a095 | Vignette 3, Characteristic1: Worker’s age [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a096 | Vignette 3, Characteristic2: Worker’s gender [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a097 | Vignette 3, Characteristic3: Worker’s knowledge and experience [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a098 | Vignette 3, Characteristic4: Last worked [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a099 | Vignette 3, Characteristic5: Worker’s current work situation [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a100 | Vignette 3, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a101 | Vignette 3, Characteristic7: Recommended by [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a102 | Vignette 3, Characteristic1: Worker’s age [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a103 | Vignette 3, Characteristic2: Worker’s gender [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a104 | Vignette 3, Characteristic3: Worker’s knowledge and experience [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a105 | Vignette 3, Characteristic4: Last worked [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a106 | Vignette 3, Characteristic5: Worker’s current work situation [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a107 | Vignette 3, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a108 | Vignette 3, Characteristic7: Recommended by [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a109 | Vignette 3, Characteristic1: Worker’s age [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a110 | Vignette 3, Characteristic2: Worker’s gender [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a111 | Vignette 3, Characteristic3: Worker’s knowledge and experience [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a112 | Vignette 3, Characteristic4: Last worked [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a113 | Vignette 3, Characteristic5: Worker’s current work situation [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a114 | Vignette 3, Characteristic6: Worker’s health [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a115 | Vignette 3, Characteristic7: Recommended by [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a116 | Vignette 4, Characteristic1: Financial position of the organization [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a117 | Vignette 4, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a118 | Vignette 4, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a119 | Vignette 4, Characteristic4: Worker’s physical health [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a120 | Vignette 4, Characteristic5: Worker’s mental health [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a121 | Vignette 4, Characteristic6: Size of working week [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a122 | Vignette 4, Characteristic7: Worker’s performance [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a123 | Vignette 4, Characteristic8: Worker’s work attitude [first time] | preloaded |
| by10a124 | Vignette 4, Characteristic1: Financial position of the organization [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a125 | Vignette 4, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a126 | Vignette 4, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a127 | Vignette 4, Characteristic4: Worker’s physical health [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a128 | Vignette 4, Characteristic5: Worker’s mental health [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a129 | Vignette 4, Characteristic6: Size of working week [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a130 | Vignette 4, Characteristic7: Worker’s performance [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a131 | Vignette 4, Characteristic8: Worker’s work attitude [second time] | preloaded |
| by10a132 | Vignette 4, Characteristic1: Financial position of the organization [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a133 | Vignette 4, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a134 | Vignette 4, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a135 | Vignette 4, Characteristic4: Worker’s physical health [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a136 | Vignette 4, Characteristic5: Worker’s mental health [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a137 | Vignette 4, Characteristic6: Size of working week [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a138 | Vignette 4, Characteristic7: Worker’s performance [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a139 | Vignette 4, Characteristic8: Worker’s work attitude [third time] | preloaded |
| by10a140 | Vignette 4, Characteristic1: Financial position of the organization [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a141 | Vignette 4, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a142 | Vignette 4, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a143 | Vignette 4, Characteristic4: Worker’s physical health [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a144 | Vignette 4, Characteristic5: Worker’s mental health [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a145 | Vignette 4, Characteristic6: Size of working week [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a146 | Vignette 4, Characteristic7: Worker’s performance [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a147 | Vignette 4, Characteristic8: Worker’s work attitude [fourth time] | preloaded |
| by10a148 | Vignette 4, Characteristic1: Financial position of the organization [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a149 | Vignette 4, Characteristic2: Worker’s age [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a150 | Vignette 4, Characteristic3: Worker’s gender [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a151 | Vignette 4, Characteristic4: Worker’s physical health [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a152 | Vignette 4, Characteristic5: Worker’s mental health [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a153 | Vignette 4, Characteristic6: Size of working week [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a154 | Vignette 4, Characteristic7: Worker’s performance [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a155 | Vignette 4, Characteristic8: Worker’s work attitude [fifth time] | preloaded |
| by10a156 | With how much priority would you wish to retain this person for some time? | directly measured |
| by10a157 | With how much priority would you wish to retain this person for some time? | directly measured |
| by10a158 | With how much priority would you wish to retain this person for some time? | directly measured |
| by10a159 | With how much priority would you wish to retain this person for some time? | directly measured |
| by10a160 | With how much priority would you wish to retain this person for some time? | directly measured |
| by10a161 | What are the chances that this candidate would be eligible for the position for which you generally provide leadership? | directly measured |
| by10a162 | What are the chances that this candidate would be eligible for the position for which you generally provide leadership? | directly measured |
| by10a163 | What are the chances that this candidate would be eligible for the position for which you generally provide leadership? | directly measured |
| by10a164 | What are the chances that this candidate would be eligible for the position for which you generally provide leadership? | directly measured |
| by10a165 | What are the chances that this candidate would be eligible for the position for which you generally provide leadership? | directly measured |
| by10a166 | What are the chances that you would invite this candidate to a job interview? | directly measured |
| by10a167 | What are the chances that you would invite this candidate to a job interview? | directly measured |
| by10a168 | What are the chances that you would invite this candidate to a job interview? | directly measured |
| by10a169 | What are the chances that you would invite this candidate to a job interview? | directly measured |
| by10a170 | What are the chances that you would invite this candidate to a job interview? | directly measured |
| by10a171 | What are the chances that you will grant this request regarding the training? | directly measured |
| by10a172 | What are the chances that you will grant this request regarding the training? | directly measured |
| by10a173 | What are the chances that you will grant this request regarding the training? | directly measured |
| by10a174 | What are the chances that you will grant this request regarding the training? | directly measured |
| by10a175 | What are the chances that you will grant this request regarding the training? | directly measured |
| by10a176 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Flexibility | directly measured |
| by10a177 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Social skills | directly measured |
| by10a178 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Loyalty | directly measured |
| by10a179 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Productivity | directly measured |
| by10a180 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Creativity | directly measured |
| by10a181 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Management skills | directly measured |
| by10a182 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Reliability | directly measured |
| by10a183 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Willingness to attend trainings | directly measured |
| by10a184 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Physical durability | directly measured |
| by10a185 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Stress resistance | directly measured |
| by10a186 | To what extent do you believe the following traits apply to workers aged 60 and over: Skilled with new technologies | directly measured |
| by10a187 | How does your organization handle workers aged 50 and over whose performance is sub-standard? | directly measured |
| by10a188 | How does your organization handle workers aged 50 and over whose performance is sub-standard, then? | directly measured |
| by10a189 | How satisfactory do you consider the chosen solution to be? | directly measured |
| by10a190 | How does your organization handle workers aged 35 and younger whose performance is sub-standard? | directly measured |
| by10a191 | How does your organization handle workers aged 35 and younger whose performance is sub-standard, then? | directly measured |
| by10a192 | How satisfactory do you consider the chosen solution to be? | directly measured |
| by10a193 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| by10a194 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| by10a195 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| by10a196 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| by10a197 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| by10a198 | Starting date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| by10a199 | Starting time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| by10a200 | End date of the questionnaire | constructed |
| by10a201 | End time of the questionnaire | constructed |
| by10a202 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Organizations and older workers
This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.
Browse Organizations and older workersResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 521 (100%)Non-response: 92 (17.7%)
Response: 429 (82.3%)
Complete: 426 (81.8%)
Incomplete: 3 (0.6%)
Collection Events
Period
03-05-2010 to 26-05-2010
Sample
panel members who participated in part 1 were invited to participate in part 2.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Publications
Karpinska, K. (2013). Prolonged employment of older workers. Determinants of managers’ decisions regarding hiring, retention and training. PhD thesis, Utrecht School of Economics.
Karpinska, K.,
et al. (2015). Training opportunities for older workers in the Netherlands: A Vignette Study. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 41, 105-114.
Karpinska, K.
et al. (2011). The Recruitment of Early Retirees: A Vignette Study of the Factors That Affect Mmanagers' Decisions. Ageing & Society, 31(4), pp. 570-589.
Karpinska, K.
et al. (2013). Hiring Retirees: Impact of Age Norms and Stereotypes. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 28(7), pp. 886-906.
Karpinska, K.
et al. (2013). Retention of Older Workers: Impact of Managers’ Age Norms and Stereotypes. European Sociological Review, 29(6), pp. 1323-1335.