TY - GEN
T1 - Researching the older it professional
T2 - 49th Annual Computer Personnel Research Conference, ACM SIGMIS CPR 2011
AU - Kaarst-Brown, Michelle L.
AU - Birkland, Johanna L.H.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Many developed nations' populations are aging. For workplaces, this has two important implications: organizations face an increasingly older workforce, at the same time that they experience a higher level of retirements. Both of these factors suggest some dramatic implications for those studying the workplace that must be considered. Regrettably, findings show that age-based research on older adults' experiences with technology is severely lacking (Birkland & Kaarst-Brown, 2007). To help address this gap, this paper reviews the sampling, ethical, and methodological implications for those who seek to study IT professionals and IT use in the aging workplace.
AB - Many developed nations' populations are aging. For workplaces, this has two important implications: organizations face an increasingly older workforce, at the same time that they experience a higher level of retirements. Both of these factors suggest some dramatic implications for those studying the workplace that must be considered. Regrettably, findings show that age-based research on older adults' experiences with technology is severely lacking (Birkland & Kaarst-Brown, 2007). To help address this gap, this paper reviews the sampling, ethical, and methodological implications for those who seek to study IT professionals and IT use in the aging workplace.
KW - Careers
KW - IS/IT professionals
KW - It workforce
KW - Methodology
KW - Older adults
KW - Research
KW - Sampling
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U2 - 10.1145/1982143.1982156
DO - 10.1145/1982143.1982156
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79958717515
SN - 9781450306669
T3 - SIGMIS CPR 2011 - Proceedings of the 2011 ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference
SP - 113
EP - 118
BT - SIGMIS CPR 2011 - Proceedings of the 2011 ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference
Y2 - 19 May 2011 through 21 May 2011
ER -