Computer Use and Employment Status of Older Workers - An Analysis Based on Individual Data

Schleife, Katrin

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9914.2006.00341.x

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“…However, age has a negative influence (probably because age is negatively correlated with the ease of use), as show several research (Warr 1993;Ford et al 1996;Palvia and Palvia 1999;Chapman et al 2000;Borghans and Weel 2002;Rouvinen 2002;Aubert et al 2006;De Koning and Gelderblom 2006;Schleife 2006;Shih-Yung and Pearson 2011) due to the loss of cognitive technological skills and the increase of the resistance to change. Control variables are not relevant in the context of this analysis.…”

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The moderator effect of training in the adoption of ICT in microenterprises

2017

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This research aims to study two determinant factors of the ICT adoption and use in the Spanish micro-enterprise’s framework. Furthermore, this article analyses the combined influence of the age and the training experience of the entrepreneur according to the use of ICT in the company. Previous research has considered that the age of the entrepreneur has a negative effect while the level of education of the entrepreneur always have a positive effect in the use of ICT. However, any previous research has found the analysis of the combined effects of both variables together: the age and training, since the combined effects may be different from the effects of each variable separately. On this basis it has analysed a sample of 148 Spanish firms with fewer than 10 employees. The survey results seem to conclude that the specific training of entrepreneurs on issues related to ICT, (rather than the overall level of their training), moderates the negative effect caused by the increasing age the employer in the use of ICT.

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The moderator effect of training in the adoption of ICT in microenterprises

2017

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“…This effect could be boosted by the kind of changes, especially caused by the challenges of new technologies and software that cause problems for older workers as stated by e.g. de Koning and Gelderblom (2006) and Schleife (2006) or Borghans and ter Weel (2002), who find that employees being older than 30 years have lower ICT-skills. Secondly, older firms which mainly employ older workers with longer job tenure may be more traditional and therefore less inclined to innovate or to change the working routine at all.…”

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The Adoption of New Technologies and the Age Structure of the Workforce

Meyer

2008

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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/dp08045.pdf Non-technical SummaryGiven the demographic development, which is characterized by an increasing life expectancy and a simultaneous decrease in birthrates, the age structure of the working population has been changing. The employment rate of individuals between 55 and 64 years has increased, particularly during the last five years, whereas the employment rate of individuals between 15 and 24 years has decreased in the same time period.In an economy where knowledge is one of the important production factors and information processing is based on information and communication technologies (ICT), an efficient relationship between human capital and ICT usage is crucial for the successful performance and competitiveness of firms. As several studies show that older workers are less likely and less qualified to use ICT compared to younger employees, the question whether firms of the ICT-intensive service sectors with a high share of older workers are less likely to adopt new technologies arises. The results of this paper show that firms with a higher share of younger employees are more likely to adopt new technologies, and that the older the workforce is, the less likely is the adoption of new technologies.Furthermore, there seem to be complementarities between the human capital of younger and older workers. Younger workers are more comfortable with the use of ICT and may learn more quickly. Older employees are more experienced and have a better knowledge of the intra-firm structure and the operating process. Thus, a heterogenous rather than a homogenous age structure of the workforce may be a supportive factor for the adoption of new technologies. The results of this paper however reveal that the distribution of the age of the workforce has no significant impact on the probability of adopting new technologies.Previous studies find a complementary relationship between the use of ICT and modern human resource practices. Furthermore, the use of innovative workplace practices may provide a better environment for the adoption of new technologies. On the other hand, there is some empirical evidence that innovative workplace practices are negatively related to the employment of older workers. Since innovative workplace practices seem to have adverse relationships with ICT and new technologies on the on the one hand and the employment of older workers on the other hand this paper...

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“…Men and women should have equal ability in terms of using information technologies. According to Schleife (2006), however, older people have poorer computer skills than younger people. Higher search costs reduce non-working income and lead to declining reservation wages.…”

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Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective

Humpert

Pfeifer

2012

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu Abstract This paper takes a labor supply perspective (neoclassical labor supply, job search) to explain the lower employment rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employment if their reservation wages are larger than the offered wages. Whereas the latter depend on workers' productivity and firms' decisions, reservation wages are largely determined by workers' endowments and preferences for leisure. To shed some empirical light on this issue, we use German survey data to analyze age and gender differences in reservation and entry wages, preferred and actual working hours, and satisfaction with leisure and work. Terms of use: Documents in Eine Erklärung alters-und geschlechtsspezifischer

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Computer Use and Employment Status of Older Workers - An Analysis Based on Individual Data

Cited by 52 publications

References 20 publications

The moderator effect of training in the adoption of ICT in microenterprises

The moderator effect of training in the adoption of ICT in microenterprises

The Adoption of New Technologies and the Age Structure of the Workforce

Explaining Age and Gender Differences in Employment Rates: A Labor Supply Side Perspective

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