dc.contributor.author
Zboralski-Avidan, Hila
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-07T23:40:31Z
dc.date.available
2015-01-21T13:07:29.322Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/10804
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-15002
dc.description
Contents 1 Introduction
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6 2 An Ageing German Society: Implications and Developments
.................................... 12 2.1 A New Demographic Era
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12 2.2 Developments in the Structure and Function of the German Labour Market
........... 13 2.2.1 The Shrinking and Ageing Labour Force
........................................................... 13 2.2.2 The
Advance in Technology
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14 2.2.3 From Industrial to Service Economy
................................................................. 18 2.3 The
Determinants of Employment of Older Workers
............................................... 19 2.3.1 “Push” vs. “Pull”
Factors: The Decision to Retire .............................................
20 2.3.2 Going Back to Work: Difficulties and Obstacles
............................................... 23 2.4 Overcoming Pension
Costs: Developments in Policy ...............................................
27 2.4.1 Reforms in the German Pension System
............................................................ 28 2.4.2 Reduced
Opportunities for Pre-Retirement Pathways
....................................... 32 2.4.3 Developments in Employment
Policies for Older Workers ............................... 35 2.5 The
Employment Situation of Older Workers in Germany
....................................... 38 2.5.1 Increased Labour Force
Participation: Reversed Trend of Early Retirement .... 39 2.5.2 Improvements
of Unemployment Rates
............................................................. 43 2.6 Summary
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45 3 Investments in the Training of an Ageing Labour Force
............................................ 46 3.1 Human Capital Investment:
Theory and Concepts .................................................... 47
3.1.1 The Human Capital Theory: The Concept of Training
...................................... 47 3.1.2 The Investment Decision: Older
Workers in View of the Theory .................... 48 3.2 The Incidence of
Training
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50 3.2.1 The Determinants of Training: A General Overview
......................................... 51 3.2.2 Training Participation: The
Case of Older Workers .......................................... 55 3.2.3 The
“Time-Left” Indicator: The Longer the Employment, the Higher the Training?
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60 3.3 The Enhancement of Employability through Training
.............................................. 62 3.3.1 The Modern Concept of
‘Employability’ ........................................................... 63
3.3.2 Training and the Employment Prospects of Older Workers
.............................. 66 3.4 Summary
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70 4 The Job Satisfaction of Older Workers
........................................................................ 72
4.1 Job Satisfaction and Labour Market Behaviour
........................................................ 72 4.2 Job
Satisfaction: Theory and Evidence
..................................................................... 76 4.2.1
The Determinants of Job Satisfaction
................................................................ 76 4.2.2
Variation in Job Satisfaction between Groups of Workers
................................ 80 4.3 The Relation between Training and Job
Satisfaction ................................................ 82 4.4 Summary
....................................................................................................................
89 5 The Methodological Approach
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91 5.1 Country Selection: The Case of Germany
................................................................. 91 5.2 The
Data Source and Sample Size
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92 5.3 Operationalization of Key Variables
......................................................................... 97
5.3.1 The Dependent Variables Training and Job Satisfaction
................................... 97 5.3.2 The Independent and Control
Variables ........................................................... 100 5.4
The Method of Analysis: Regression Models for Binary Outcomes
....................... 104 5.5 Univariate Description
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107 6 Human Capital Investments in a Shrinking Labour Force: How Do Older
Workers Fit in?
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113 6.1 Changing Structure of the German Labour Force over Time: An Analysis
based on the SOEP Dataset
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113 6.1.1 Improvement in the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers
................. 113 6.1.2 Developments in the Characteristics of Older
Workers ................................... 115 6.1.2.1 Gender Developments:
Older Women Strike the German Labour Force . 115 6.1.2.2 Changing Distribution
of Older Workers with Different Educational Level
.......................................................................................................
118 6.1.2.3 Blue vs. White Collars: Variations in the Share of Older Workers
from Different Occupational Groups
................................................................. 125 6.2
Human Capital Investments in Older Workers: Bivariate Analysis
........................ 127 6.2.1 The Incidence of Training: A General
Overview ............................................. 130 6.2.2 The Training
Incidence of Older Workers
....................................................... 135 6.3 Developments
in the Likelihood of Older Workers to Participate in Professional Training
Courses over Time: Multivariate Analysis
............................................... 152 6.4 Summary
..................................................................................................................
163 7 Job Satisfaction of Older Workers: Does Participation in Professional
Training Courses Make a Difference?
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165 7.1 The Job-Satisfaction of Workers in Germany based on the SOEP
......................... 166 7.2 Training – A New Determinant of Job
Satisfaction? .............................................. 169 7.2.1 Older
vs. Younger Workers: Variations in the Effect of Training on Job Satisfaction
.......................................................................................................
172 7.2.2 Occupation-based Differentiation
.................................................................... 174 7.3
The Likelihood of Job Satisfaction of Older Workers: Multivariate Analysis
........ 177 7.4 The Training Frequency Model: Deciphering the Relation
between Training and Job Satisfaction among Older Workers
......................................................................... 188
7.5 Summary
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192 8 Summary and Discussion: Further Training for Older Workers - A Solution
for an Ageing Labour Force?
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194 8.1 The Training Participation of Older German Workers
............................................ 194 8.2 The Job Satisfaction of
Older Workers and its Relation to Training ...................... 197 8.3 The
Implications and Limitations of the Current Study
.......................................... 200 8.4 Future Policy Aspects
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202 References
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204 Supplements
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227 List of Figures
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231 List of Tables
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232 List of Abbreviations
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235 Acknowledgements
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236 Appendix
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237 Zusammenfassung
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237 Abstract
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239 Lebenslauf
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240 Statistiksoftware
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241 Erklärung
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242
dc.description.abstract
The participation of older workers in the German labour force has increased in
the recent decade mainly due to institutional and policy developments. This
raises the importance of maintaining the skill level of older workers through
further training as a mean to strengthen their contribution to economic
growth. Furthermore, the requirement of longer employment may also raise the
rate of under-represented groups of older workers with low job-satisfaction
since unsatisfied workers often tend to exploit early retirement schemes.
Building upon studies pointing to a strong association between job
satisfaction and labour market behavior, it is therefore essential to examine
also the means by which the job satisfaction of these workers can be improved.
One such way is by associating between the rates of training to the level of
job satisfaction. Accordingly, this research deals with two major questions:
The first is whether we recognize an increase in the training participation of
older workers over the years, whereas the second, is whether the overall job
satisfaction of older workers is affected by participation in training, and in
particular, by an occupational-based manner. Using data from the German Socio-
Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 2000, 2004 and 2008, a trend analysis is
performed in order to identify developments in the training participation of
workers aged 55-64 over the years, followed by a pooled cross-sectional and
longitudinal analysis in order to explore the relationship between training
and job satisfaction of older workers. Accordingly, the main findings of this
research indicate, first, an increase of training participation of workers
aged 55-59 over the years, and second, a positive relation between job
satisfaction and training of older workers, particularly of blue-collar
workers. The positive trend found in the training participation of older
workers is a novel development which reflects a change in the training
participation pattern. As older workers become a meaningful segment of the
labour force, raising investments in their human capital is therefore
inevitable. Furthermore, having high job-satisfied older (blue-collar) workers
achieved through additional training may have considerable economic
implications.
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dc.description.abstract
Aufgrund von arbeitsmarktpolitischen Reformen hat sich in Deutschland die
Erwerbsbeteiligung älterer Beschäftigter erhöht. Angesichts eines möglichen
Erhalts des Qualifikationsniveaus, der Beschäftigungsfähigkeit und des
wirtschaftlichen Potentials älterer Arbeitnehmer muss der beruflichen
Weiterbildung zunehmend Bedeutung beigemessen werden. Darüber hinaus scheint
die Notwendigkeit einer verlängerten Lebensarbeitszeit mit einem Anstieg von
jenen älteren Erwerbstätigen einherzugehen, die nur eine geringe
Arbeitszufriedenheit aufweisen und infolgedessen wesentlich häufiger dazu
neigen, Frühverrentungsoptionen in Anspruch zu nehmen. Da empirischen Studien
zufolge ein enger Zusammenhang zwischen der Arbeitszufriedenheit und dem
individuellen Arbeitsmarktverhalten besteht, sollten in der
Arbeitsmarktforschung die Einflussfaktoren auf die Arbeitszufriedenheit
älterer Beschäftigter, wie es beispielsweise die Weiterbildungsbeteiligung
sein könnte, stärker berücksichtigt und analysiert werden. Dementsprechend
setzt sich die vorliegende Studie mit folgenden Forschungsfragen auseinander.
Erstens soll allgemein untersucht werden, ob in den letzten Jahren ein Anstieg
der beruflichen Weiterbildungsbeteiligung älterer Beschäftigter festgestellt
werden kann. Zweitens wird analysiert, welchen Einfluss die
Weiterbildungsbeteiligung auf deren Arbeitszufriedenheit hat und welche
Unterschiede hierbei zwischen der beruflichen Stellung älterer Arbeitnehmer
ausgemacht werden können. Zur Bearbeitung dieser zwei Forschungsfragen werden
die Daten des Sozioökonomischen Panels (SOEP) der Jahre 2000, 2004 und 2008
ausgewertet. Zunächst wird in einer Querschnitt-Trendanalyse geprüft und
nachgezeichnet, wie sich die Weiterbildungsbeteiligung von Arbeitnehmern im
Alter von 55 bis 64 Jahren entwickelt hat. Anschließend wird der Zusammenhang
zwischen Weiterbildungsbeteiligung und Arbeitszufriedenheit älterer
Beschäftigter im Quer- und Längsschnitt untersucht, wofür sowohl ein gepoolter
Datensatz als auch das Paneldesign des SOEP genutzt wird. Zum einen deuten die
Ergebnisse der empirischen Analysen darauf hin, dass sich die
Weiterbildungsbeteiligung älterer Beschäftigter im Zeitverlauf erhöht hat.
Dieser stetige Trend zeigt, dass betriebliche Investitionen in das
Humankapital älterer Arbeitnehmer als wachsendes Beschäftigungssegment auf dem
Arbeitsmarkt zunehmend wichtiger werden. Zum anderen wurde ein positiver
Zusammenhang zwischen der Weiterbildungsbeteiligung und der
Arbeitszufriedenheit von älteren Erwerbstätigen und insbesondere von
gewerblichen Arbeitern gefunden. Unter Berücksichtigung ökonomischer
Implikationen, die mit der durch Weiterbildung erhöhten Arbeitszufriedenheit
älterer Beschäftigter verbunden sind, könnten aus diesem Befund entsprechende
bildungs- und arbeitsmarktpolitische Maßnahmen abgeleitet werden.
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http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject
further training
dc.subject
job satisfaction
dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
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300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung
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300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung::374 Erwachsenenbildung
dc.title
Further Training for Older Workers: A Solution for an Ageing Labour Force?
dc.contributor.contact
hila.avidan@fu-berlin.de
dc.contributor.firstReferee
Prof. Dr. Harm Kuper
dc.contributor.furtherReferee
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Leuze
dc.date.accepted
2014-10-30
dc.identifier.urn
urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudissthesis000000098212-3
dc.title.translated
Berufliche Weiterbildung für ältere Beschäftigte - Eine Lösung für die
alternde Erwerbsgesellschaft?
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refubium.affiliation
Erziehungswissenschaft und Psychologie
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FUDISS_thesis_000000098212
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FUDISS_derivate_000000016430
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