Descripción del proyecto
Innovación para abarcar la diversidad de edad en las pymes
Las políticas de jubilación y los cambios demográficos en las sociedades industriales avanzadas como las de Alemania y el Reino Unido son responsables de la creciente diversidad de edad en las pymes. En función de la edad, las personas reaccionan de manera diferente a la innovación, porque existe una brecha en las capacidades cognitivas fluidas que puede comprometer la innovación a nivel personal y organizativo. Las pymes necesitan formas de prevenir e incluso revertir los efectos negativos de la diversidad de edad. Un proyecto de investigación anterior propuso un diseño innovador basado en el entrenamiento de las capacidades cognitivas para reducir la disminución de la capacidad cognitiva fluida en los empleados de más edad que también estaba relacionado con el entrenamiento del liderazgo. El proyecto DINNOS, financiado con fondos europeos, evaluará este diseño innovador en pymes de Alemania y el Reino Unido.
Objetivo
Due to changing demographics in Germany and the UK and associated retirement policies, in organisations age diversity is expected to increase. Previous research has suggested that age diversity can impact innovation on different organisational levels. On the individual level increased age is associated with a decline of fluid cognitive abilities, which are relevant for the development of innovative ideas. On the organisational level, conflicts, and age stereotypes have a negative impact on innovation. To prevent and even reverse the adverse impact of age diversity on innovation, an innovation support scheme for SMEs was developed and piloted in a previously conducted research project in Germany. This scheme included interventions for individuals and leaders. At the individual level, a cognitive ability training was introduced to reduce the decline of fluid cognitive abilities and in turn increase the generation of innovative ideas particularly for older employees. Moreover, a leadership training was introduced, which emphasizes on reducing age stereotypes and associated conflicts and enhance appreciation of age diversity. DINNOS, aims to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of this innovation support scheme in a sample of SMEs from Germany and the UK. In both countries, we will conduct a large scale randomized control trial involving an experimental- and a waiting-list control group with N=300 SMEs, and N=400 individual employees across both countries, which will be equally divided to both groups. On the individual level we will examine cognitive ability, individual creativity and innovation as outcomes. Whereas on the organisational level outcomes will consist of self-reported indicators, such as reduced age stereotypes and team innovation as well as objective outcomes such as number of submitted ideas and patents.
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Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-INNOSUP-2018-06-two-stage
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CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinador
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