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Yahoo.com - Boomer managers reinventing retirement

Published: 24 March 2011

A new study finds further proof the traditional notion of retirement is changing -- thanks again to the baby boomers. So long, conventional retirement!

The generation known for its trend-setting, breaking down barriers spirit — not to mention its sheer size — is carving new paths in the workforce, even as they leave it. A new Canadian study provides further proof that baby boomers are breaking the “one size fits all” retirement mould.

The study, led by Professor Mary Dean Lee at 91˿Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management with colleagues from 91˿Ƶ and York University in Canada, looked at the diverse and complex ways boomer managers approach retirement. The first part of the study involved in-depth interviews with over 100 managers and executives from a variety of Canadian companies and industries.

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