Filling the void : the underlying processes of CEO post-retirement role identity reformation

dc.contributor.authorLamberti, Mark J.
dc.contributor.authorLew, Charlene
dc.contributor.emaillewc@gibs.co.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-22T12:26:22Z
dc.date.available2025-01-22T12:26:22Z
dc.date.issued2025-01
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE : Following identity theory from a symbolic-interactionist perspective, we explore the post-retirement role identity reformation of public company CEOs to uncover the process elements through which role identities reform after retirement from highly salient roles. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : We applied a self-relevant qualitative exploration based on 30 in-depth interviews and employed an interpretative phenomenological analysis. FINDINGS : The findings reveal six interrelated, contemporaneous and contiguous underlying process elements within post-retirement liminality and emergence clusters, which shape work and nonwork role identities that contribute to retirement stability and well-being. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS : The research provides a basis for organizations and human resource specialists to guide retiring senior executives on the psychological effects, cognitive processes and practical considerations of the retirement transition. ORIGINALITY/VALUE : The study provides a framework for understanding how the post-retirement void evokes novel appraisals of self, others and context. These appraisals act as stimuli of an integrated cognitive, social and behavioral work role identity reformation process.en_US
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_US
dc.description.librarianhj2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-03:Good heatlh and well-beingen_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0048-3486en_US
dc.identifier.citationLamberti, M.J. and Lew, C. (2025), "Filling the void: the underlying processes of CEO post-retirement role identity reformation", Personnel Review, Vol. 54 No. 1, pp. 371-388. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-04-2024-0317.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0048-3486
dc.identifier.other10.1108/PR-04-2024-0317
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/100242
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.rights© 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited.en_US
dc.subjectRetirementen_US
dc.subjectRole identityen_US
dc.subjectChief executive officer (CEO)en_US
dc.subjectLiminalityen_US
dc.subjectEmergenceen_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.titleFilling the void : the underlying processes of CEO post-retirement role identity reformationen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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