The last demographic and economical projections have pointed towards an increasing number of retirees all over the world. However, few studies have been conducted to analyze how workers perceive the process of retirement. This research examined 517 top executives from large organizations in Brazil and New Zealand. The result of importance scales of expected gains (EPGR) and losses (EPLR) are provided. In fact, they acknowledged respectively the positive and negative attitudes towards retirement. In general, executives were optimistic towards retirement and unanimous on evaluating more time for relationships (partner, children, friends and parents) as the most important gain. At the same time, they evaluate the loss of income and benefits subscale as the most important loss in retirement.
Retirement; attitudes; executives
