As the Baby Boom generation approaches traditional retirement age, the aging of the global
labor force will continue to lead to an increase in the number of people who will transition …

This opening chapter introduces the motivation and approach for developing the current
handbook. It offers a brief review of the current state of retirement research, especially the …

Purpose–The purpose of this overview is to provide a brief introduction to the topic of
retirement, noting five key issues and directions for future research which are addressed …

The shifting boundary between work and retirement and the always-emergent features of
retirement practice create a wide opportunity for scholarship and research. After an overview …

This book reviews, summarizes, and integrates a diverse literature on the topic of retirement
and provides a coherent view to better inform researchers and practitioners. Organized …

Shultz and Wang (April 2011) drew attention to the ways in which understandings of
retirement have changed over time, both in terms of the place of retirement in the lives of …

As the baby-boomer population ages, the number of retirees and the proportion of society
they represent will almost certainly increase to levels never before seen. It is thus now more …

As societies in many developed countries grapple with the rapid aging trend of the
population, the research field of retirement has gained increasing attention. Considering the …

Retirement is a complex process. First, it takes place over a period of time that may consist of
three phases: older employees simply imagining the possibility of retirement, assessing …

Because retirement is continuously being shaped by social policy, labor markets, economic
systems, family dynamics, and personal predilections, retirement research has been the …