Derived from sociotechnical systems theory, autonomous or self-managed work groups are a form of work design in which employees are multi-skilled, take responsibility for the group's tasks, and have discretion over the decisions which impact group performance. Previously collected survey data from 602 employees of a southwestern manufacturing firm were examined via factor analyses and multivariate analysis of variance. Significant differences were found for self-managed work group members versus traditional job holders regarding enhanced organizational involvement and enhanced work responsibility. However, there was no evidence of an age effect nor interaction regarding age. This study provides evidence to other action researchers and organizational decision makers that an "older" work force should not be considered a barrier to implementing this type of work design

The thesis is about exploitation of groundwater in the Neolithic, Eneolithic and Bronze age in the Central Europe. Important part of work is catalog gathering findings of wells to the year 2016. All gathered data from literature are applied to the database and evaluated. Findings, evalution of structure and environment are followed up. The table of the most common types of construction is also done. Interpretation of finds is final part of work. The part of work are also map data and illustrated appendix. Key words: Central Europe; Neolithic; Eneolithic; Bronze Age; water management; water use; well; groundwater

Ziel der Arbeit war es, eine Analysemethodik zu entwickeln und sowohl theoretisch als auch empirisch zu begründen, die eine ganzheitliche Beschreibung von HANDELN IM Alltagskontext ermöglicht und Rückschlüsse auf Entwicklungsprozesse und -resultate erlaubt. Verbindungen zwischen Alltagshandeln und Entwicklungsprozessen werden beispielhaft im Kontext der dynamischen Veränderungen innerer und äußerer Entwicklungskontexte im höheren Lebensalter expliziert.