TY - JOUR
T1 - A conceptual review of the love-hate relationship between technology and successful aging at work
T2 - Identifying fits and misfits through job design
AU - Pak, K.
AU - Renkema, M.
AU - van der Kruijssen, D.T.F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Previous research suggests that technology can both enhance and undermine successful aging. However, few studies have combined insights on aging and technology in the work context. This paper aims to contribute to the literature on successful aging at work and STAARA technology by integrating these two literature streams through a job design perspective in a conceptual review. Based on insights from the literature on successful aging at work and technology we propose that STAARA technology can facilitate successful aging at work by reducing physical and emotional demands and increasing skill variety, autonomy, and support. Whereas STAARA technology can also harm successful aging at work by reducing autonomy, skill variety, and social support. Self-regulatory behaviors, an open workgroup climate, and HRM practices can help to minimize the potential misfit between technology and aging at work, whereas age discrimination is an important constraint. The propositions of this paper should be tested in future research.
AB - Previous research suggests that technology can both enhance and undermine successful aging. However, few studies have combined insights on aging and technology in the work context. This paper aims to contribute to the literature on successful aging at work and STAARA technology by integrating these two literature streams through a job design perspective in a conceptual review. Based on insights from the literature on successful aging at work and technology we propose that STAARA technology can facilitate successful aging at work by reducing physical and emotional demands and increasing skill variety, autonomy, and support. Whereas STAARA technology can also harm successful aging at work by reducing autonomy, skill variety, and social support. Self-regulatory behaviors, an open workgroup climate, and HRM practices can help to minimize the potential misfit between technology and aging at work, whereas age discrimination is an important constraint. The propositions of this paper should be tested in future research.
KW - Job design
KW - STAARA technology
KW - Successful aging at work
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148875938&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.hrmr.2023.100955
DO - 10.1016/j.hrmr.2023.100955
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85148875938
SN - 1053-4822
VL - 33
JO - Human Resource Management Review
JF - Human Resource Management Review
IS - 2
M1 - 100955
ER -