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Aging Workforce Management in the Automobile Industry: Defining the Concept and its Constituting Elements

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  • Christoph Streb
  • Sven Voelpel
  • Marius Leibold

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This paper presents the results of a grounded theory study on the automobile industry aimed at developing a concept of aging workforce management by identifying and constructing its constituting elements. Through an in-depth research investigation, it answers the question of how the challenge of an aging workforce can be defined, and the related broader managerial issues that arise in the context of one specific industry. Our findings suggest that the quest for ‘competitiveness’ is the major constituting element of the concept of aging workforce management. Interdependent with this are two secondary elements that encompass the actual challenge: measures that drive competitiveness and symptoms of the aging workforce. Three further ‘residual elements’ making up the six constituting elements of the construct are then outlined. Issues for future research are suggested, including extending such studies across other industries, and operationalizing the construct of aging workforce management by explicating the dynamics among its constituting elements.

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  • Christoph Streb & Sven Voelpel & Marius Leibold, 2009. "Aging Workforce Management in the Automobile Industry: Defining the Concept and its Constituting Elements," Zeitschrift fuer Personalforschung. German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 23(1), pages 8-27.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:zfpers:doi_10.1688/1862-0000_zfp_2009_01_streb
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    1. Schimke, Antje, 2014. "Aging workforce and firm growth in the context of "extreme" employment growth events," Working Paper Series in Economics 54, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Department of Economics and Management.
    2. Bierwisch, Antje & Goluchowicz, Kerstin & Som, Oliver, 2014. "Stocktaking of activities in active aging and work environment in policy, science and industry — The German case," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 343-357.
    3. Wen Yi & Albert P. C. Chan, 2017. "Effects of Heat Stress on Construction Labor Productivity in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Rebar Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-14, September.
    4. Schimke, Antje, 2014. "Ageing workforce and firm growth in the context of “extreme” employment growth events," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 86-100.

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    Keywords

    aging workforce management; grounded theory; automobile industry;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • L62 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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