Aging Workers in Industry and Retail Sector – A Holistic Approach for an Age-Related Evaluation and Design of Work

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Abstract

The demographic change leads to an on average older workforce. Aging is associated with a decrease of physical abilities and an increase in physical disorders. However, guidance for the evaluation of age-critical work tasks and workplaces is needed. Using a mixed method approach, we collected data from 37 interviews with employees and management representatives and descriptively analyzed archival data sources of two large Austrian companies. Empirical findings suggest that data on different levels should be considered in analysis to derive measures that are tailored to the specific needs of industrial application.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)
Editors Black N.L., Neumann W.P., Noy I.
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages50 - 60
Number of pages10
Volume220
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-74604-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2021

Publication series

NameIEA 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

Fields of science

  • 102013 Human-computer interaction
  • 501002 Applied psychology
  • 501012 Media psychology
  • 202035 Robotics

JKU Focus areas

  • Digital Transformation

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