Good management and software design can help older workers thrive with IT-based tasks

Tams, Stefan (2021) Good management and software design can help older workers thrive with IT-based tasks. LSE Business Review (19 Jul 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The capacity to perform work tasks that require using organisational IT tends to decline with age. Stefan Tams finds that this happens only because of lower information processing speed. He writes that managers and software designers can help older employees be more productive by simply reducing the relevance of information processing speed for job tasks. He suggests more training for older workers and the development of application interfaces that rely less on spatial metaphors.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2021 14:39
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:12
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111640

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