20.500.12556/DKUM-91287 The appropriate work environment for older employees the case of Slovenia Background: The increase in population life expectancy in developed economies is also reflected in the aging of the workforce; therefore, enterprises should create an appropriate work environment for all employees, emphasizing the older ones. Objectives: The major objectives of this paper are to establish the impact of appropriate working conditions and training programs for older employees on their work motivation, as well as to establish the latter’s impact on the older employees’ work engagement in Slovenian medium-sized and large enterprises. Methods/Approach: Structural equation modeling explored the links between four constructs – appropriate working conditions, training programs, work motivation, and work engagement. Results: In Slovenian enterprises, appropriate working conditions and training programs for older employees positively impact their work motivation. Moreover, the work motivation of older employees positively impacts their work engagement. Conclusions: These findings can be useful for employers or managers for developing targeted employee motivation and employee engagement programs to leverage the talents and dedication of older employees. appropriate work environment older employees enterprises structural equation modeling primerno delovno okolje starejši zaposleni podjetja modeliranje strukturnih enačb true false true Bussiness information technology Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2024-12-09 12:27:56 2024-12-09 12:39:44 2024-12-10 03:11:11 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 Str. 172-186 št. 2 Letn. 12 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2021-01-05 2021-07-03 2022-04-10 331.1 102469123 10.2478/bsrj-2021-0026 1847-9375 Rozman-2021-The_Appropriate_Work_Environment_f.pdf Rozman-2021-The_Appropriate_Work_Environment_f.pdf 1 E0CA4AFD17FF07048463520CC2EBFF77 0dd3882d721d2455494829972615b5067f20d7305b74941ea568ecebe8f153c0 440a599e-b621-11ef-a80a-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=187202 https://doi.org/10.2478/bsrj-2021-0026 0 508461ec-b621-11ef-a80a-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=187203 Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta 0 0 0