The Aging Process and Cognitive Capabilities

Rizzuto, Tracey E.; Cherry, Katie E.; LeDoux, Jared A.

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195385052.013.0092

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“…There is a robust literature investigating cognitive changes over the life span (see Rizzuto et al 2012 for a recent review). For example, there is a negative relationship between age and a variety of cognitive functions, such as processing speed, working memory, and selective attention (Craik & Salthouse 2008), grouped under the category of fluid intelligence (Gf).…”

Section: Cognitive Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supporting the Aging Workforce: A Review and Recommendations for Workplace Intervention Research

Truxillo

Cadiz

Hammer

2015

Annu. Rev. Organ. Psychol. Organ. Behav.

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The workforce in most industrialized countries is aging and becoming more age-diverse, and this trend is expected to continue throughout the twenty-first century. Although there has been an increased interest in research on age differences at work, few studies have examined actual interventions designed to support workers at different points across the life span. In this article, we review the literature related to aging at work, including physical, cognitive, personality, and motivational changes; life-span development theories; age stereotyping; age diversity; and work-life balance. Based on this review, we propose a number of avenues for intervention research to address age differences at work. We conclude by identifying critical challenges specific to studying age at work that should be addressed to advance research on interventions.12.1

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Section: Cognitive Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supporting the Aging Workforce: A Review and Recommendations for Workplace Intervention Research

Truxillo

Cadiz

Hammer

2015

Annu. Rev. Organ. Psychol. Organ. Behav.

269

220

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“…However, on the other hand, cognitive skills referring to knowledge and experience, resulting in an ability to understand and integrate culture-and context-dependent factors, are relatively higher in older age (Conen et al, 2011;Philips and Siu, 2012). Naturally, we should bear in mind that characteristics of older workers can be different among individual people (Rizzuto et al, 2012 of ICT, individual predispositions of users might contribute to their negative attitudes such as resistance to mandatory information systems within an organization (Laumer et al, 2016a). In addition, some characteristics of older workers, such as their lower level of innovativeness, appear to be opinions not based on accumulated empirical evidence (Ng and Feldman, 2013).…”

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“…As these cognitive processes decline with age, tasks that require e.g. higher levels of information-processing may be more difficult for older workers to perform compared with younger workers (Rizzuto et al, 2012;Fisher et al, 2017).…”

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“…Such an explanation appears feasible in the context of reported age-related gains of cognitive ability associated with a so-called crystallized intelligence, which is the ability to use knowledge, skills, experience and wisdom that one has accumulated over one's life. It may peak at about age 60 and then only gradually declines in late life (Rizzuto et al, 2012;Truxillo et al, 2015). Additionally, personality researchers suggest that positive traits like dependability or conscientiousness increase over lifetime and have been empirically linked to good citizenship behaviors associated with job performance and organizational performance outcomes (Fraccaroli et al, 2017;Wille et al, 2014).…”

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“…The majority of barriers revealing some importance regardless of respondent age belong to the category "Process." A possible explanation might refer to the fact that education can act as a potential buffer to cognitive ageing and that more-educated older persons reveal fewer declines in information speed and general cognitive functioning than less-educated older people, particularly when accounting for the complexity and challenge of their jobs (Bosma et al, 2003;Rizzuto et al, 2012). In our research, older respondents are well-educated individuals and involved in more complex and challenging jobs, therefore their perceptions of implementation process-related barriers do not have to differ significantly from those of younger respondents.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Fostering ICT use by older workers

Soja

2020

JEIM

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Purpose Adaptation to the requirements of digital economy is especially difficult for older workers, which is a challenge for today’s organizations due to workforce shrinking and ageing. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how it is possible to develop older employees’ potential in technology use in the business environment. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined how employees at various age perceive barriers during enterprise system (ES) adoption and use. This exploratory study is based on grounded theory and draws from the opinions of 187 Polish ES practitioners. Findings With age, emphasis on employees’ perception of mandatory ICT implementation projects is shifting from technology to people-related considerations. For older employees, job security and workload appear the most critical issues in such projects. Age-diverse collaboration appears necessary to address the problems posed by technology-related and demographic changes. Research limitations/implications The findings imply that incorporating multiple stakeholder perspectives and age-related considerations into research on ICT adoption appears essential. Practical implications ICT adoption in the business environment can be successfully supported by age-balanced team building, cooperation between younger and older employees, and age-adjusted change management initiatives. Social implications Supporting older employees during the implementation of mandatory business software should embrace reducing their negative attitudes to ICT-induced change by minimizing their perception of job insecurity. Originality/value Unlike many prior studies, the current research places age in the central role and discusses not only how it is possible to support older employees, but also how to leverage their potential in the process of ICT adoption and use in a mandatory setting.

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