Changing workforce demographics: strategies derived from the resource-based view of HRM

Verworn, Birgit; Schwarz, Doreen; Herstatt, Cornelius

doi:10.1504/ijhrdm.2009.023450

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“…SMOE are based on the insight that old and young employees have complementary competencies and capabilities (Boockmann and Zwick, 2004;Johnson, 2005;Skirbekk, 2008) and that input-based and transformational 1 competencies might be more important than managerial competencies or output-based competencies in order to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage (Verworn et al, 2009). …”

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“…Especially in physically demanding jobs reduced working times might be a measure to prevent reduced productivity induced by health problems. Specific part time work for old employees therefore might be a measure to retain experienced workers as they approach retirement age and keep them motivated (Verworn et al, 2009). Moreover, part-time work gives old employees the possibility to recover completely during non-working times, because they need longer breaks to recover than their younger colleagues.…”

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Which Personnel Measures are Effective in Increasing Productivity of Old Workers?

Göbel

Zwick

2010

SSRN Journal

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW.Download this ZEW Discussion Paper from our ftp server:ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp10069.pdf Nontechnical SummaryIn most Western industrialised countries the workforce is ageing rapidly. If the productivity contributions of old workers are low, dealing with increasing shares of old employees could be decisive for the competitiveness of establishments. A large fraction of establishments already uses specific measures for old employees (SMOE)to cope with aging workforces. In this paper, we investigate whether the application of SMOE leads to an increase in relative productivity of old employees. Despite the widespread use of these measures, to our knowledge, this is the first attempt to investigate this topic. In order to study the relation between SMOE and the relative productivity of old workers, we compare age-productivity profiles for different subgroups of establishments. A representative linked employer-employee panel data set allows us to calculate establishment age-productivity profiles and to split the sample into establishments that use SMOE and those that do not use them. We find that a change in work requirements and specific equipment of workplaces for old employees are associated with a significantly higher relative productivity of old employees. Establishments that apply age mixed working groups are characterised by higher productivity of old employees and young employees. This might be an indication of important complementarity effects between age groups. Finally, flexible working times for old employees and the inclusion of old employees in training measures are not associated with differences in the age productivity profiles. We argue that missing effects of these measures might be a consequence of wrong implementation. Overall, the application of certain SMOE is associated with significantly higher relative productivity of the targeted age groups. Our findings therefore suggest that SMOE are an effective way to raise the relative productivity contribution of old workers. Das Wichtigste in Kürze AbstractIn this study, we investigate the effect of five specific human resource measures for old employees (SMOE) on their relative productivity. Despite the fact that SMOE are applied in the majority of establishments, this is the first representative study on the effectiveness of these measures. We find that the relative productivity contributions of old workers are significantly higher in establishments that provide either specific equipment of...

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Which Personnel Measures are Effective in Increasing Productivity of Old Workers?

Göbel

Zwick

2010

SSRN Journal

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“…First, labour scarcities are on the rise, with shifts from young to aging cohorts of the local potential of employees, a trend that has an impact on the recruitment opportunities for firms, both at the level of managerial and general staff (Tulik, 2014, Thun, Größler, & Miczka, 2007. Demographic change also has long-term implications for the human resources (HR) and recruiting practices or policies of firms (Verworn, Schwarz, & Herstatt, 2009). Second, particularly those firms that predominantly serve or depend on local sales markets will face changing consumer preferences in which elderly consumers with their specific and/or new preferences gain in importance (Kohlbacher, Herstatt, & Levsen, 2014;Thompson & Thompson, 2009;Kohlbacher & Herstatt, 2008).…”

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Steering through tough times? Insights into strategic change processes of small firms in the context of demographic challenges

Leick

2019

IJGSB

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Market transformations induced by demographic change pose a challenge to the strategyformation of small firms, because the effects of demographic change on firms are complex and partly non-predictable, and will only be slowly evolving over time. Hence, adaptation to change in business environments characterised by demographic challenges, such as population ageing and decline, can be considered as an entrepreneurial task, which requires both the monitoring of changes based upon information management, and flexibility and learning. By considering demographic change as a context of market crisis and turbulences, this article explores the strategic change processes of small firms in Germany. Conceptually, the paper is informed by various perspectives on the strategy-formation and strategic adaptation of small firms in dynamically changing environments. Empirically, qualitative case study analysis is presented in combination with descriptive data from a postal survey, covering firms in different German regions affected by demographic change. The article provides insights into the strategic responses of firms to demographic change particularly in the field of local sales markets. It finds that market leadership is the most important adaptive strategy along with market expansion, while gradual divestment is typically not chosen. If so, such partial market exit strategies are embedded in local business networking as an accompanying strategy. The study moreover emphasises the firms' approach to adaptive strategy-formation that is associated with foresight and information management, on the one hand, and learning and risk-taking, on the other. In doing so, it confirms the validity of the strategy-as-process perspective, which conceptualises strategic change in response to demographic change as a process that is marked by the awareness and perception of market changes, requires proactivity to respond to the changes and results in firm-specific patterns of strategic adaptation. 3

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“…CRM enables enterprises to collect, store and analyze customer data to provide a comprehensive view of their customers [8]. HRM manages almost all the information related to human resources by a centralized method [9].…”

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Research of ERP Platform based on Cloud Computing

Zhang

Chen

2018

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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Abstract.Manufacturing is the foundation of a nation, the apparatus of a national rejuvenation, and the cornerstone of making a country powerful. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is one of the key factors which make "Made in China" to "Intelligent Manufacturing in China". Due to the cost of ERP systems, they are not widely used in small and medium-sized enterprises. A cloud-based ERP platform is proposed to meet the low-cost needs for these enterprises. This platform uses SOA (service-oriented architecture) to send message between different modules. It takes advantage of elasticity, high reliability, and high scalability of cloud compute technology. This platform is implemented by spring, Spring MVC and Hibernate. It takes advantage of faster development and the ability to provide multiple views by MVC (Model View Controller) model. IntroductionWhile Chinese government intensify efforts to implement the Made in China 2025 initiative, a new round of scientific and technological revolutions makes a history intersection with industrial upgrading and transformation [1]. Intelligent manufacturing is identified as a key of raising the country's manufacturing power. Intelligent manufacturing is to apply new information technology and intelligent technology in all aspects of industrial production such as design, manufacturing, management, and service. By sensing, analysis, reasoning, judgment, it can increase manufacturing efficiency, improve product quality, and reduce product cost and resource consumption [2][3]. As the mainstream information product of intelligent manufacturing, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) has become the essential core information software in the manufacturing industry after several stages of development [4]. Although ERP is very useful for manufacturing, it is very expensive for small and medium-sized enterprises. A cloud-based ERP platform is proposed to meet the low-cost needs for these enterprises.In this paper, the cloud-based ERP platform is presented. It is constructed an opened, extended and oriented service platform. It is developed by SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) and MVC (Model View Controller) model. By SOA, this platform empowers collaborative cloud-based resource management. The development of this platform integrates spring, Spring MVC and Hibernate all together as a MVC framework. By this way, it not only improved the development efficiency, and also reduces maintain cost. To improving the reliability, augment ability in runtime, this platform is deployed on AliCloud.

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Changing workforce demographics: strategies derived from the resource-based view of HRM

Cited by 14 publications

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Which Personnel Measures are Effective in Increasing Productivity of Old Workers?

Which Personnel Measures are Effective in Increasing Productivity of Old Workers?

Steering through tough times? Insights into strategic change processes of small firms in the context of demographic challenges

Research of ERP Platform based on Cloud Computing

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