"Managing the Aging Workforce"

The German edition "Herausforderung 50 plus - Konzepte zum Management der Aging Workforce: Die Antwort auf das demographische Dilemma” (Managing the Aging Workforce: Challenges and Solutions), is now available. The book addresses the crucial topic of many enterprises worldwide. It is authored by Marius Leibold, Jacobs University professor Sven C. Völpel, and Jan-Dirk Früchtenicht.

[ Mar 28, 2007]  The increasing average age of populations does not only affect social systems, countries and communities, but also has a strong impact on the work of businesses and companies. The decline in demographic fitness will not only hit countries like the U.S., the Western European countries, or Japan, but also the upcoming societies in China or in the Eastern European countries. In many of these countries, during three or four decades the average age will grow from about 40 years now to about 50 years. Where experts are needed, this may result in an increase of the workforce’s age of between 5 and 10 years in only one decade.

This book presents an analysis of the present and upcoming situation, and an introduction into the strategic concepts enterprises will need to survive in aging societies.