The Importance and Value of Older Employees
Wise Workers in the Workplace
Seiten
2021
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1st ed. 2021
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-981-16-2860-3 (ISBN)
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-981-16-2860-3 (ISBN)
This open access book makes a contribution to our understanding of one of the social challenges facing many western nations i.e. Others have studied ageing populations in terms of the economic burden or the pressure on healthcare services and generally view the rising numbers of seniors more as a challenge than an opportunity.
This open access book makes a contribution to our understanding of one of the social challenges facing many western nations i.e. the challenge of an ageing population. It specifically addresses the issue of competence among older employees. Others have studied ageing populations in terms of the economic burden or the pressure on healthcare services and generally view the rising numbers of seniors more as a challenge than an opportunity. In this book, authors discuss ways of gaining positive benefits from our ageing and more experienced work force.
This open access book makes a contribution to our understanding of one of the social challenges facing many western nations i.e. the challenge of an ageing population. It specifically addresses the issue of competence among older employees. Others have studied ageing populations in terms of the economic burden or the pressure on healthcare services and generally view the rising numbers of seniors more as a challenge than an opportunity. In this book, authors discuss ways of gaining positive benefits from our ageing and more experienced work force.
Anne Inga Hilsen is a researcher at Fafo Institute of Labour and Social Research. She is also Associate Professor at the Department of Health and Social Work, University of South-Eastern Norway. Dorothy Sutherland Olsen is a senior researcher at the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU).
Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Competence and knowledge at work.- Chapter 3 What do we know about the knowledge of older workers?.- Chapter 4 Research design.- Chapter 5 Over 50s at work. Findings from case studies.- Chapter 6 Discussion/what do these findings tell us.- Chapter 7 The wise worker.- Chapter 8 Conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.08.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | X, 98 p. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| Schlagworte | Active ageing • ageing workers • competence • late careers • Lifelong Learning • Older employees • open access |
| ISBN-10 | 981-16-2860-2 / 9811628602 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-16-2860-3 / 9789811628603 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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