Prof. Dr. KÈNE HENKENS

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, Netherland

Fields of interest

Labour market, retirement, ageing and older workers

Education

Sociology

Recent Publications

Velladics, K. K. Henkens and H. van Dalen (2006), Do different histories produce different policy preferences? – Opinions on pension reforms in eastern and western Europe, Ageing & Society, 26(3): 475-495.

Hershey, D., K. Henkens and H.P. van Dalen (2007), Mapping the Minds of Retirement Planners: A Cross-cultural Perspective, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 38(3): 361-382.

Dalen, H. van and K. Henkens (2007), Longing for the good life: understanding emigration from a high income country, Population and Development Review, 33(1): 37-65.

Solinge, H. van and K. Henkens (2007), Involuntary retirement: the role of restrictive circumstances, timing, social embeddedness and control, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 62B(5)S295-S303.

Henkens, K., H. van Solinge and W. Gallo (2007), Re: Aging, Retirement, and Changes in Physical Activity: Prospective Cohort Findings from the GLOBE study, American Journal of Epidemiology, 166: 616-617.

Henkens, K., C. Remery and J. Schippers, (2008), Shortages in the labour market: an analysis of employers’ behaviour, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 19(7): 1314-1327.

Solinge, H. van and K. Henkens (2008), Satisfaction with and adaptation to retirement: one of a kind? Psychology and Aging, 23 (2): 422-434.

Henkens, K & M. Leenders (2008) Burnout e intenciones de jubilación anticipada entre empleados mayors, Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones [Spanish Journal of Work and Organizational Psycholoy], 24(3), 325-246.

Henkens, K., H. van Solinge and W. Gallo (2008), Effects of retirement voluntariness on health behaviors: changes in smoking, drinking and physical activity among Dutch older workers, European Journal of Public Health, 18(6):644-649.

Henkens, K. & H. van Solinge (2008), L’enracinement social des décisions de retraite aux Pays-Bas, Les Politiques Sociales, 68(3-4), 95-108.

Dalen, H. van, K. Henkens and J. Schippers (2009), Dealing with an ageing labour force: What do European Employers expect and do?, Journal of European Social Policy, 19 (1): 47-60.

Henkens, K., H. van Solinge and R. Cozijnsen (2009), Let go or retain? A comparative study of the attitudes of students and managers about retirement of older workers, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39(7), 1562-1588.

Solinge H. van & K. Henkens (2010), The impact of subjective life expectancy on retirement among Dutch employees of age 50 and older, European Journal of Public Health, 20(1), 47-51.

Hershey, D., K. Henkens and H.P. van Dalen (2010), Aging and retirement planning: Interdisciplinary influences viewed through a cross-cultural lens, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 70(1), 1-38.

Dalen, H. van, K. Henkens and D. Hershey (2010) Perceptions and expectations of pension savings adequacy: a comparative study of Dutch and American workers, Ageing & Society, 30: 731-754.

Dalen, H. van, K. Henkens & J. Schippers (2010)  Productivity of Older workers: Perceptions of Employers and Employees, Population and Development Review, 36(2): 309-330.

Dalen, H. van, K. Henkens & J. Schippers (2010), How do employers cope with an ageing workforce? Views from employers and employees. Demographic Research, 22 (32): 1015-1036.

Dalen, H. van, W. Hendrikse, K. Henkens & J. Schippers (2010), Do European Employers Support Later Retirement, International Journal of Manpower, 31(3), 360-373.

Hershey, D., K. Henkens and H.P. van Dalen (2010), What Drives Pension Worries in Europe? A Multilevel Analysis, European Journal on Ageing, 7 (4): 301-311.

Henkens K. & M. Leenders (2010), Burnout and Older Workers’ Intentions to Retire, International Journal of Manpower, 31(3), 306-321.

Shultz, K.S. & K. Henkens (2010), The changing nature of retirement: an international perspective, International Journal of Manpower, 31(3), 265-270.

Karpinska, K., K. Henkens & J. Schippers (2011), Recruitment of early retirees: A vignette study of managers’ decisions, Ageing & Society, 31 (4): 570-589.

Conen, W., K. Henkens & J. Schippers (2011), Are employers changing their behavior toward older workers?, Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 23(2): 141-158.

Wang, M, K. Henkens & H. van Solinge (2011) Retirement Adjustment: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Advancements, American Psychologist, 66(3): 204-214.

Damman, M., K. Henkens & M. Kalmijn (2011)The Impact of Mid-life Educational, Work, Health, and Family Experiences on Men’s Retirement, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 66B (5): 617-627.

Dalen, H. van, K. Henkens (2011) Who Fears and Who Welcomes Population Decline?, Demographic Research, 25(13), pp. 437-464.

Conen, W., K. Henkens & J. Schippers (2012), Employers’ attitudes and actions towards the extension of working lives in Europe, International Journal of Manpower, 33(6), 648-666.

Conen, W., H.P. van Dalen, K. Henkens (2012), Ageing and Employers’ Perceptions of Labour Costs and Productivity: A Survey Among European Employers, International Journal of Manpower, 33(6), 629-648.

Dalen, H. van, K. Henkens (2012) Invisible Barriers in International Labor Migration: The Case of the Netherlands, Population Place and Space, 18, 31–44.

Dalen, H. van, K. Henkens, K. Koedijk & A. Slager (2012), Decision Making in the Pension Fund Board Room: An Experiment with Dutch Pension Fund Trustees, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 11 (2) : 183–201.

Dalen, H. van, K. Henkens (2012), The Intended and Unintended Consequences of a Publish-or-Perish Culture: A World-Wide Survey among Demographers, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 67(3), 1282-1293.

Henkens, K. & J. Schippers (2012), Active Ageing in Europe: the role of organizations, International Journal of Manpower, 33(6), 604-612