| By: |
Nathalie Greenan (CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM], LIRSA - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Sciences de l'Action - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM], CEET - Centre d'études de l'emploi et du travail - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] - M.E.N.E.S.R. - Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche - Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Santé, TEPP - Travail, Emploi et Politiques Publiques - UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique);
Pierre-Jean Messe (GAINS - Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux - UM - Le Mans Université, TEPP - Travail, Emploi et Politiques Publiques - UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - IEMN-IAE Nantes - Institut d'Économie et de Management de Nantes - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes) |
| Abstract: |
This paper looks at the effect of technological and organisational changes on
the probability for workers in the second part of their careers of
transmitting their knowledge to other colleagues in their employing firm. We
use matched employer-employee data to link changes occurred at the firm level
with knowledge transmission behaviours measured at the individual-level. To
control for selection bias based on differences in observable characteristics
between workers employed in changing work environments and those employed in
non-changing ones, we apply propensity score matching techniques. We find that
ICT and management changes reduce significantly the probability for workers
over 45 of transmitting their knowledge to their colleagues. Then, we analyse
the role of training in mitigating this negative impact. To address issues of
self-selection into training, we use propensity score matching methods and a
proxy for unobservable productivity. We show that participation in a training
program regarding ICT tools may help older workers restore their role of
knowledge transmitters. |
| Keywords: |
Skill obsolescence,Older workers, Knowledge transmission |
| Date: |
2018 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01824090&r=knm |