Are personnel measures effective in increasing productivity of old workers?

Autor/inn/en	Göbel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas
Titel	Are personnel measures effective in increasing productivity of old workers? Paralleltitel: Sind personelle Maßnahmen wirksam bei der Erhöhung der Produktivität alter Arbeiter?
Quelle	In: Labour economics, (2013) 22, S. 80-93 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0927-5371
DOI	10.1016/j.labeco.2012.11.005
Schlagwörter	Diversity Management; Altersstruktur; Arbeitszeitverkürzung; Arbeitsbedingungen; Personalmanagement; Personalpolitik; Produktivitätseffekt; Arbeitsproduktivität; Beschäftigung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Betriebliche Weiterbildung; Altersadäquater Arbeitsplatz; Heterogenität; IAB-Linked-Employer-Employee-Datensatz; Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung; Älterer Arbeitnehmer
Abstract	"In this study, we investigate the relation between five specific human resource measures for old employees (SMOE) and the relative productivity of old employees. Despite the fact that the share of old employees increases in most developed countries and many establishments apply specific measures for old employees, this is the first large scale study on this topic. We find that the relative productivity contributions of old workers are significantly higher in establishments that provide either specific equipment of work places or age-specific jobs for old workers. In establishments that apply mixed-age working teams the relative productivity contributions of old and of young employees are significantly higher than in establishments without this measure. Working time reductions and specific training for old employees are not associated with higher relative productivity of these employees. Our results suggest that the application of SMOE can contribute to the explanation for two recent findings, the only modest decline of the relative productivity contributions of old workers and the high variance for estimates of age-productivity profiles." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2013/4