Title :
Responding to an ageing workforce and the implications for engineering management
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Design, Archit. & Building, Univ. of Technol. Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Most organisations are, or in the near future will be, faced with the need to respond to issues associated with their ageing workforce. This paper explores the implications of workforce ageing on engineering management, and reviews one organisation´s implementation of a programme designed to mitigate the effects of workforce ageing on the potential for loss of knowledge and effectiveness as experienced personnel retire. This successful programme is analysed through a framework provided by systems thinking, to understand the effects of the non-traditional approach to programme management used in this case.
Keywords :
organisational aspects; personnel; termination of employment; ageing workforce; engineering management; knowledge loss; organisation implementation; personnel retirement; Aging; Companies; Employee welfare; Employment; Industries; Personnel; Project management; Project management; ageing workforce; systems thinking;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2012.6837854
