Against the background of an aging labor force in Germany and insufficient job opportunities for older people, the paper raises the question as to how age affects the productivity of workers. Due to opposite developments of certain human abilities across the life span, gerontological research...

At the background of demographic change in gainful employment the paper analyses which challenges are faced to employ an ageing workforce productively and to foster the workability of older workers. In particular, the influence of working conditions on the age-specific workability in the spheres...

"Against the background of an aging labor force in Germany and insufficient job opportunities for older people, the paper raises the question as to how age affects the productivity of workers. Due to opposite developments of certain human abilities across the life span, gerontological research...

"Bei der Diskussion um die Vorruhestandsregelung stehen neben der Entlastung des Arbeitsmarktes die nachlassende Leistungsfähigkeit älterer Arbeitnehmer und deren Folgen für den Berufsverlauf im Mittelpunkt. Deshalb wurden im Jahre 1982 in einer repräsentativen Erhebung 3000 ältere...

"The problems that older workers experience in finding new work are well-known. Those responsible for personnel management in firms play a key role in the reintegration of older workers. In this paper the results of a survey conducted among personnel managers are presented. The questions...

"Bei der Diskussion um die Vorruhestandsregelung stehen neben der Entlastung des Arbeitsmarktes die nachlassende Leistungsfähigkeit älterer Arbeitnehmer und deren Folgen für den Berufsverlauf im Mittelpunkt. Deshalb wurden im Jahre 1982 in einer repräsentativen Erhebung 3000 ältere...

"In the first part of this paper key data on the qualification and training of older workers are presented and in the second part fundamental scientific concepts and findings are discussed. On the basis of recent data and surveys it can be proved that it is no longer possible to speak of a lower...

"In the first part of this paper key data on the qualification and training of older workers are presented and in the second part fundamental scientific concepts and findings are discussed. On the basis of recent data and surveys it can be proved that it is no longer possible to speak of a lower...

"The problems that older workers experience in finding new work are well-known. Those responsible for personnel management in firms play a key role in the reintegration of older workers. In this paper the results of a survey conducted among personnel managers are presented. The questions...