1. The Century of Uncertainty -- 2 .Seeking Out Work Opportunities -- 3. People, Positions and Places -- 4. What the Workplace Looks Like -- 5. Making a Career Inside or Outside the Organization -- 6. Educate, Educate, Educate -- 7. The Organizational Challenges -- 8. The Workplace of the Future, or More of the Same?
Summary:
The world of work is transforming at a furious, unprecedented pace. Massive changes and shifts in demographics, employment, technology and economies make predicting tomorrow a tough task. This book changes all that. Through interviews with many of the leading observers of the emerging world of work, The Worldwide Workplace gives readers a unique and practical understanding of how the workplace is changing and why we need to prepare for and capitalize on these changes. Packed with in-depth global case studies from Asia to Europe and from Africa to the Americas, this authoritative and highly readable book highlights the pressing worldwide 'people' issues and puts them into a business-related context. Based upon rigorous research and the unique insights of members of the global think-tank the FutureWork Forum this is the book about tomorrow that you need to read today.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.