Increasingly, firms are considering the adoption of new work practices, such as problem-solving teams, enhanced communication with workers, employment security, flexibility in job assignments, training workers for multiple jobs, and greater reliance on incentive pay. This paper provides...

Niedrige Geburtenraten und eine gleichzeitige Steigerung der Lebensdauer führen in Zukunft zu einer erheblichen Veränderung der Altersstrukturen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. In seinem Kommentar befasst sich Hartmut Buck, Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart, mit der Frage, wie mit einem steigenden Anteil...

The employment rate for workers 55 and over has been increasing across the world for the last decade. This creates opportunities for employers to diversify their workforce and retain valuable knowledge and skills, while at the same time posing the challenge of rising labor costs and blocked...