This study evaluates the cumulated empirical evidence on 6 common
age stereotypes. These stereotypes suggest that older workers are:
(a) less motivated, (b) generally less willing to participate in training
and career development, (c) more resistant and less willing to change,
(d) less trusting, (e) less healthy, and (f) more vulnerable to workfamily
imbalance. The meta-analysis included 418 empirical studies
(N= 208,204) and examined the relationships of age to 39 variables
representing the content domain of age stereotypes. The only stereotype
consistent with empirical evidence is that older workers are less
willing to participate in training and career development activities. The
paper concludes with implications for future theory development and
management practice.