RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND BEHAVIOR OF SENIOR WORKERS AND READINESS FOR POST-RETIREMENT EMPLOYMENT OF SENIOR WORKERS
Keywords:
Pre-retirement senior workers, Post-retirement employment readiness, Activities and behavior of pre-retirement senior workersAbstract
This study aims to (1) examine difference between personal factors and activities and behavior of pre-retirement senior workers (aged between 50-55 years), (2) examine difference between personal factors and readiness for post-retirement employment of senior workers, (3) examine relationship between activities and behavior of senior workers and readiness for post-retirement employment of senior workers. This study uses quantitative research approach (A questionnaire that has confidence of 0.80) on 440 sampled senior workers in Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) auto industry. The study finds that different personal factors result in different activities and behavior of senior workers with statistical significance of .05, in addition to different level of readiness for post-retirement employment of senior workers with statistical significance of .05. Activities and behavior of senior workers relate with readiness for post-retirement employment of senior workers with statistical significance of .05.References
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