title: [Consensual and conflictual early retirement--flexible transition to retirement within the context of different labor force strategies].
abstract: 20 case studies were carried out in different firms in East and West Germany to analyze the process of decision-making in early retirement. The results show the embeddedness of decision making into the respective labour force strategies of the firms. In companies with "internal labour force strategies" there is a consensus-oriented process of decision-making based on negotiations of the participants. In companies that mainly employ skilled workers, however, the process of decision-making is rather conflict-oriented. So, there is evidence that companies' policies on early retirement are two-edged. The consequences of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Soziologie, Berlin.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Teipen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zierep
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010559:Personnel Management; D012179:Retirement