ABSTRACT
Societal, agency, and program demographic trends are leading to career plateauing and aging of the workforce. This article presents the results of an empirical study of the effects of demographic trends on a local government occupational group—local public welfare workers. It considers the effects of these trends on managers' abilities to foster new ideas and developments, to achieve affirmative action goals, and to ensure employee motivation, performance, and productivity. It concludes with a discussion of diverse strategies for human resource management.
