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Just Transition of Older Employees to Twin (Green and Digital) Transformation: A Qualitative Study on Reverse Mentoring

Yaşlı Çalışanların İkiz (Yeşil ve Dijital) Dönüşüme Adil Geçişi: Ters Mentorluk Üzerine Nitel Bir Araştırma

Ayhan Görmüş(NAMIK KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)
Edanur Yaren Taşkan(Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi)0009-0006-2021-6732
Pages
1–24
Publication Date
2026-07-03
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The results indicate that reverse mentoring practices can be a good practice facilitating the just transition of older workers towards the twin transformation.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Recently, a new institutional change highlighting the complementary and synergic effects of digitalisation and sustainability on the economy has begun to be called “the twin transformation”.
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Key Findings & Data:It is therefore essential to develop just transition policies and strategies aimed at disadvantaged groups—particularly older workers who struggle to adapt to new technologies—during the twin transition process.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results indicate that reverse mentoring practices can be a good practice facilitating the just transition of older workers towards the twin transformation.
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Abstract

Recently, a new institutional change highlighting the complementary and synergic effects of digitalisation and sustainability on the economy has begun to be called “the twin transformation”. However, the twin transformation process brings with it a number of new opportunities, as well as some economic and social challenges. In this sense, if the transition process is not managed well, some businesses and sectors in the goods market may become more vulnerable, and social inequalities in the labour market may deepen further. It is therefore essential to develop just transition policies and strategies aimed at disadvantaged groups—particularly older workers who struggle to adapt to new technologies—during the twin transition process. In this context, this study aims to examine whether reverse mentoring would be a viable fair transition strategy for mitigating the negative effects of the twin (digital and green) transition on older workers, using data collected from interviews with 8 young and 10 older workers at Koleksiyon Mobilya AŞ’s Tekirdağ factory. The results indicate that reverse mentoring practices can be a good practice facilitating the just transition of older workers towards the twin transformation. In this process, integrating reverse mentoring practices into just transition strategies and action plans can significantly reduce social inequalities which arise from technological adaptation challenges.

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Son yıllarda ekonomide yaşanan dijitalleşme ve sürdürülebilirliğin bütünleştirici ve sinerjik etkisini vurgulayan yeni kurumsal değişimler “ikiz dönüşüm” olarak ifade edilmeye başlanmıştır. Ancak ikiz dönüşüm süreci birtakım yeni fırsatların yanı sıra, bazı ekonomik ve sosyal zorlukları da beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu anlamda, geçiş süreci iyi yönetilemezse, ürün piyasasında bazı işyerleri ve sektörler daha kırılgan hale gelebilir ve işgücü piyasasında sosyal eşitsizlikler daha da derinleştirebilir. Bu nedenle, ikiz dönüşüm süreci boyunca dezavantajlı gruplara, özellikle yeni teknolojilere uyum sağlamakta zorlanan yaşlı çalışanlara, yönelik adil geçiş politikaları ve stratejileri geliştirmek hayati önem taşımaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışma, Koleksiyon Mobilya AŞ’nin Tekirdağ fabrikasında çalışan 8 genç ve 10 yaşlı çalışanla gerçekleştirilen mülakatlardan toplanan verileri kullanarak, ikiz (dijital ve yeşil) dönüşümün yaşlı çalışanlar üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini azaltmada ters mentorluğun uygulanabilir bir adil geçiş stratejisi olup olamayacağını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları, ters mentorluk uygulamalarının yaşlı çalışanların ikiz dönüşüme adil geçişini kolaylaştıran iyi bir uygulama örneği olabileceğini göstermektedir. Bu süreçte adil geçiş stratejileri eylem planlarına ters mentorluk uygulamalarının dahil edilmesi, yeni teknolojilere uyum sürecinde ortaya çıkabilecek sosyal eşitsizlikleri önemli ölçüde azaltabilir.

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Görmüş, A., Taşkan, E. Y. (2026). Just Transition of Older Employees to Twin (Green and Digital) Transformation: A Qualitative Study on Reverse Mentoring. SOSYAL GÜVENLİK DERGİSİ, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.32331/sgd.1982545

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