On the Utilization of Senior Human Resource by NPOs-Manpower Absorption and Exchange Machinism

• Main Authors: Ching-Hung Chao, 趙景宏
• Other Authors: 盧信昌
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62883822167175086371

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 國際企業學研究所 === 101 === Population aging is one of the most important trends worldwide. How the society as a whole can respond to population aging, to slow down the degeneration of body and mind and to reinforce elders’ support economically all become urgent issues for further development of civilization. For one thing, as population aging becomes more serious, consumer demand will wither more along with declining economic productivity. In the longer run, it will result in a negative influence on the overall competitiveness of the nation. On the contrary, it will be of great benefit to the aged as well as the social environment they are in if one figures out a better way to utilize human resource of the senior. Undeniably, the elders belong to the group of “disadvantaged ones” in general. Some even propose to apply the legislation for the disabled to the needs and protection of the aged directly. Under this viewpoint, they further presume that senior human resource should be regarded as the disabled labor. We disagree as it will be very costly to the society and to the employers as such. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine necessary features and to setup the theoretic foundation for the system in which the utilization of the aged labor can be enhanced accordingly. The key is to look for ways to integrate the elders into the normal consumption and production system with lower social costs through activities with less emphasis on profit seeking, more on non-monetary reward, using the mechanism of voluntary exchange. The extreme case of bartering may as well be included and built upon close service evaluation among peers. In essence, we have to expand the definition and scope of normal circular flow in the economy to absorb the aged labor and to recognize the elders’ contribution. Firstly, this study collects documents associated both to the features of senior human resource and the functioning of non-profit organization (NPO). Secondly, this study analyzes a secondary data set and readdresses the focus. We also invite some neighborhood magistrates to participate in an interview as a focus group in the hope of obtaining valuable responses. Then we explore carefully to establish the framework suitable to the utilization of senior human resource, based on the participants’ experience from past administration work and specifically their evaluation regarding the completeness and feasibility of our proposed framework. The result of this exploratory study seems to support the proposed framework. In other words, with proper guidance of laws and policies, the manpower absorption by NPOs and through the exchange mechanism of their time and specialty, elders’ willingness in exchange activities, social interaction and self-realization could all skyrocket.