... on trends in Germany and on the reported perceptions of German manufacturing managers; however, it is argued that implications can be transferred to other economies. Practical implications Practitioners will see the necessity to consider the impact of demographical change in future decisions...

... types, empirical data are provided on recent changes of organisational structures and the use of human resources from two representative surveys in Germany. The findings indicate that there is only a limited range of organisational changes in the German industry. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited...

... it proved to be reliable, valid and useful for practitioners. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Computer‐aided manufacturing Germany Job analysis Job design Metals industry Method study Organizational theory 20 INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 4 , 2 There is growing realization that human resources...