Stepping down but not out – Characteristics of post-executive careers in Switzerland
Series
Tagungsband zum DocNet Management Symposium an der Universität St. Gallen
ISBN
978-3-642-15593-2
Type
book section
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Abstract
This chapter sheds light on retirement behaviour in the executive labour market segment, presenting characteristics and trends in the market for executives' post-career activities and employing Switzerland as a case in point. The observations are based on a dataset comprising the 104 executives who retired from top management positions at 50 of the largest publicly listed Swiss companies and left the executive labour market between 2006 and 2008. The findings show that there is an emerging market for post-executive activities in Switzerland and that the type, intensity, and location of activities pursued in the post-executive labour market are related to the demographic characteristics and career profiles of retiring executives.
Language
English
Keywords
careers
retirement
post-executives
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
Refereed
No
Book title
From grey to silver : managing the demographic change successfully
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Berlin
Number
Bd. 8
Start page
143
End page
156
Pages
14
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
68447