The current study aims at investigating the role of employees’ age in the perception of problems and related solutions during an enterprise system (ES) implementation. On the basis of empirical data gathered from Polish ES practitioners and following grounded theory approach, the taxonomies of problems and solutions to these problems have been developed. Next, an analysis into the differences of problem and solution perceptions depending on respondents age has been conducted. The age-based analysis illustrated the need for cooperation between the youngest and the oldest employees in order to work out effective solutions. The main findings suggest that older employees are able to accurately indicate general problems, while younger workers may work out detailed and effective solutions to these problems. The results also suggest that the middle-aged employees have the potential to be the driving force of the implementation project.
ABSTRACTThis study investigates risks associated with using information and communication technology (ICT) in elderly care. A qualitative analysis based on grounded theory has been performed using ...
Even though sudden death increases with age, 1,2 the problem of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has not been studied in the elderly. In an attempt to determine the effect of age on resuscitation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, we studied consecutive victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received resuscitation by paramedics. Specific out-of-hospital rhythms were analyzed and success of resuscitation and survival were determined according to the victim's age and rhythm.