European Journal of Business Science and Technology 2016, 2(1):32-42 | DOI: 10.11118/ejobsat.v2i1.23

The Age Management philosophy and the concept of Work-life balance in the selected Czech banking institutions

Jiří Bejtkovský1
1 Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín, Czech Republic

The article focuses on the Age Management philosophy and the concept of Work-life balance in the selected Czech banking institutions. The objective of the article is, inter alia, to determine whether the selected Czech banking institutions are dominated by stereotypical perception of the employees and further to reflect over how the concept of the Work-life balance can affect the context of aging of the population and the Age Management philosophy. The article presents a view of some of the results of quantitative and qualitative research conducted in the selected Czech banking institutions in the Czech Republic. The research group of the questionnaire survey included in total 180 employees of banking institutions working in and responsible for the area of human resource management and 282 employees of the 50+ age category. The results of the inquiries show that these institutions are more or less not dominated by prejudices and the corporate culture is welcoming and friendly to all the employees regardless of their biological age. The satisfaction with the measures carried out in the Czech Republic in association with the 50+ employees was assessed rather negatively. The concept of Work-life balance is supported across the board, not based on the context of the Age Management philosophy.

Keywords: age management, commercial banks, employee 50+, labor market, population ageing process, prejudices, stereotypes, work-life balance
JEL classification: G21, J24, M14

Published: November 1, 2016  Show citation

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Bejtkovský, J. (2016). The Age Management philosophy and the concept of Work-life balance in the selected Czech banking institutions. European Journal of Business Science and Technology, 2(1), 32-42. doi: 10.11118/ejobsat.v2i1.23
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