Incentives for Lifelong Learning? German Institutions in Comparison
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Transformation in der Ökonomie: Festschrift für Gerhard Schwödiauer zum 65. Geburtstag. ed. / Horst Gischer; Peter Reichling; Thomas Spengler; Alois Wenig. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, 2008. p. 91-111.
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T1 - Incentives for Lifelong Learning? German Institutions in Comparison
AU - Wolff, Birgitta
AU - Gunkel, Marjaana Anna Maria
AU - Wenzke, Sebastian
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - In Germany, as almost everywhere in the world, the working population is aging. It is predicted that in the year 2020 almost 40 percent of the working population will be more than 50 years old.1 This demographic change in the labor force calls for action: The aging workforce needs to be kept up to date with modern technologies and developments. Investments in human capital become an unavoidable expense. Lifelong learning will be inevitable. This seems to provide challenges for governments, firms, and employees, which — at least in Germany — are not yet been met.
AB - In Germany, as almost everywhere in the world, the working population is aging. It is predicted that in the year 2020 almost 40 percent of the working population will be more than 50 years old.1 This demographic change in the labor force calls for action: The aging workforce needs to be kept up to date with modern technologies and developments. Investments in human capital become an unavoidable expense. Lifelong learning will be inevitable. This seems to provide challenges for governments, firms, and employees, which — at least in Germany — are not yet been met.
KW - Management studies
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-8349-8096-0_8
DO - 10.1007/978-3-8349-8096-0_8
M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
SN - 978-3-8349-1058-5
SP - 91
EP - 111
BT - Transformation in der Ökonomie
A2 - Gischer, Horst
A2 - Reichling, Peter
A2 - Spengler, Thomas
A2 - Wenig, Alois
PB - Gabler Verlag
CY - Wiesbaden
ER -