Life in 2020
This article projects ahead to 2020 and makes a few educated, crystal-ball forecasts about the nature and requirements of work, leadership and offices. The first and perhaps most predictable feature of the business environment in 2020 is the aging of the workforce. By then, it is predicted, there wi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | New Zealand Management 2002-08, Vol.49 (7), p.40 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This article projects ahead to 2020 and makes a few educated, crystal-ball forecasts about the nature and requirements of work, leadership and offices. The first and perhaps most predictable feature of the business environment in 2020 is the aging of the workforce. By then, it is predicted, there will be one billion elderly people in an eight billion global population. The Baby Boomers (born 1945-1965), who changed the world in so many ways, will have retired or be in the twilight years of their careers. This may well create skill gap problems, since this generation has been the best educated, most highly skilled workforce in history. Generation X is smaller in numbers, less well educated and, at this point anyway, less well trained. It is probable, therefore, that many Boomers will be asked to delay retirement. |
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ISSN: | 1174-5339 1179-3910 |