Nota de disertación: En esta segunda edición se han introducido cambios importantes, si bien se mantienen en el libro descripciones sobre métodos de previsión destinados a profesionales en ejercicio y a estudiantes que un día serán profesionales. Hemos puesto especial acento en los métodos de previsión que los profesionales han considerado de mayor utilidad. En esta segunda edición del libro incluye novedades que, como esperamos, mejorarán el proceso de aprendizaje de preparación de predicciones:

Nota de disertación: Are corporate policymakers and managers ready for the graying of America? How can they cope with the growing problem of skills obsolescence while retaining the valued experience, wisdom and loyalty of senior employees? How can highly trained younger managers interact effectively with senior employees? Older Employees offers strategies for maximizing the contributions of senior employees. Building on a foundation of psychological and legal knowledge, the authors provide guidelines for assessing the performance and potential of older workers. A model program for combating obsolescence is presented, and younger managers are shown how to overcome communications barriers with older employees. Older Employees includes all the ingredients necessary to create a climate in which every senior employee can attain maximum effectiveness and satisfaction. About the authors… Benson Rosen and Thomas H. Jerdee are Professors of Business Administration at the University of North Carolina. In addition to consulting to business and government in the area of human resource management, they have written extensively on the topic of older workers including articles in the Harvard Business Review, Aging and Work, Business Horizons and the Journal of Applied Psychology. They coauthored Becoming Aware (Science Research Associates), which addressed the issues of sex bias and affirmative.