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. Ed(S): Schlick, Christopher; Frieling, Ekkehardt; Wegge, Jurgen - Age-Differentiated Work Systems - 9783642350566 - V9783642350566
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Age-Differentiated Work Systems

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Description for Age-Differentiated Work Systems Hardback. This book combines research in ergonomics, occupational psychology and related disciplines with new models and methods for analysing and designing age-differentiated work systems based on 40 laboratory experiments and 50 studies involving some 25,000 workers. Editor(s): Schlick, Christopher; Frieling, Ekkehardt; Wegge, Jurgen. Num Pages: 467 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; TBDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 859.

The disproportionate aging of the population of working age in many nations around the world is a unique occurrence in the history of humankind. In the light of demographic change, it is becoming increasingly important to develop and use the potential of older employees.

This edited volume Age-differentiated Work Systems provides a final report on a six-year priority program funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and presents selected research findings of 17 interdisciplinary project teams. The idea is that it will serve both as a reference book and overview of the current state of research in ergonomics, occupational psychology ... Read more

Further objectives of the edited volume were to provide a pluridisciplinary compilation of the extensive information acquired over the six-year program period, to illustrate the range of the research field, and to convey an integrated understanding of age-differentiated work systems to readers.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
467
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642350566
SKU
V9783642350566
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99-15

About . Ed(S): Schlick, Christopher; Frieling, Ekkehardt; Wegge, Jurgen
Christopher M. Schlick is Professor of Engineering at RWTH Aachen University and head of the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics. He is a member of the management board of the FGAN Research Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics (FKIE). His research interests include modeling and simulation of work and business systems as well as the ergonomic design of ... Read more

Reviews for Age-Differentiated Work Systems
“The research findings presented in this volume make it a reference book which presents the current state of research in this field, examining the design of work systems for elderly workers both thoroughly and with refinement. It offers a wide and varied picture, extending the research to multiple sectors of activity and worker collectives.” (Noelia Somarriba Arechavala, Applied Research in ... Read more

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