This book, the second of a two-volume publication, is a reader comprising 15 papers, written by different experts, that present the work of a number of individual European projects. As well as exploring the meaning of the learning organisation, these papers present case studies and examine the...

The European active population is ageing. In the face of growing skills shortages, both national States and employers need to prolong the working lives of their most experienced workers. While enterprises strive to respond to this challenge, most still have not fully explored the potential of...

The European active population is ageing. In the face of growing skills shortages, both national States and employers need to prolong the working lives of their most experienced workers. While enterprises strive to respond to this challenge, most still have not fully explored the potential of...

It is a well-known fact that the European workforce is getting older. Perhaps less well-known is that attitudes towards ageing are changing for the better. Instead of being seen as a demographic time bomb with very negative consequences, Europe's ageing workforce is increasingly talked about as...

Slowly but steadily, in Europe, the attitude towards population ageing is changing. Early reports saw it as a demographic time bomb that would have negative consequences for economies and societies. More recently, the opportunities that population ageing brings with it have been emphasised, and...