%0 Journal Article
%T Blaming the young is always more accessible rather than accusing the older employees: an experimental view over age and health in organizations.
%A Man GM
%A Popa RI
%A Man M
%J Front Psychol
%V 15
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38993333
%F 4.232
%R 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1340711
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The stereotype content model postulates that different groups evoke different emotions and reactions based on two dimensions: intention toward others (warmth) and competence.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>In this study, we used an experimental design and a qualitative approach to investigate how managerial strategies are selected and motivated when a subordinate makes a work task related error but belongs to a group that is stereotypical perceived differently in terms of warmth and competence (age groups with or without a medical condition). Thus 75 employees analyzed one of the five hypothetical cases and described the managerial strategy and motivation for usage.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Data revealed that managerial strategies incorporate more active harm elements for younger employees in contrast with vulnerable groups (older employees with unspecified medical conditions, younger or older employees with a medical condition), who benefit from more active facilitation strategies. The strategy usage motivation is also different in the case of younger employees, the control group and the vulnerable groups.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The study outcomes bring additional evidence to support the stereotype content model theory and the socioemotional selectivity theory, enriching applicability on organizational practice and human resources management.