DocumentCode
690871
Title
Responding to an ageing workforce and the implications for engineering management
Author
Pollack, Jordan
Author_Institution
Fac. of Design, Archit. & Building, Univ. of Technol. Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
2012
fDate
10-13 Dec. 2012
Firstpage
822
Lastpage
826
Abstract
Most organisations are, or in the near future will be, faced with the need to respond to issues associated with their ageing workforce. This paper explores the implications of workforce ageing on engineering management, and reviews one organisation´s implementation of a programme designed to mitigate the effects of workforce ageing on the potential for loss of knowledge and effectiveness as experienced personnel retire. This successful programme is analysed through a framework provided by systems thinking, to understand the effects of the non-traditional approach to programme management used in this case.
Keywords
organisational aspects; personnel; termination of employment; ageing workforce; engineering management; knowledge loss; organisation implementation; personnel retirement; Aging; Companies; Employee welfare; Employment; Industries; Personnel; Project management; Project management; ageing workforce; systems thinking;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Hong Kong
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEEM.2012.6837854
Filename
6837854
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