Age-differentiated work systems: Introduction and overview to a six-year research program in Germany

Abstract

The disproportionate aging of the populations in many nations around the world is a unique occurrence in the history of humankind. It has a major impact on the working population, and thus on the age structures in companies. This is because such aging of the population usually leads to disproportionate aging of employees in organizations, while ever fewer young people are available in the employment/work sector. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals of working age declines in the population as a whole.