This reports considers the period of rapid change the financial services industry is facing.
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We live in an urban world. Half of the world's population already lives in cities, generating more than 80 percent of global GDP today. But the urban economic story is even more concentrated than this suggests.
This paper by ACAS considers possible interventions that might support workplaces where good employment relations are contributing not only to the health and wellbeing of the workforce, but to the efficiency and productivity of the workplace.
What changes can we anticipate will radically transform working like in the next decade? How can we manage this? In their report "Transitioning to Workplace 2020", Cisco consider the issues.
The merging of generations is happening. But what impact does a multigenerational workforce have on the workplace? Herman Miller discuss.
Work is universal. But, how, why, where and when we work has never been so open to individual interpretation. In this fascinating article for Business Strategy Review, Lynda Gratton provides a preview of the real world of 21st century work.
This report, prepared by The Work Foundation imagines three distinct future of work scenarios that throw up a range of issues for people management.
This research from the Pew Research Center examines Millennials’ demographics; their political and social values; their lifestyles and life priorities; their digital technology and social media habits; and their economic and educational aspirations, finding that they are on track to become the most educated generation in American history, a trend largely driven by the demands of a modern knowledge-based economy. However, the research shows that 37% of 18- to 29-year-olds are unemployed or out of the workforce, the highest share among this age group in more than three decades.
By the year 2020, an entire generation will have grown up in a primarily digital world. How will this "Generation C" affect the future of work? Strategy& comment.
Companies must adopt HR strategies that reflect the ageing of the working population or they will find themselves at a competitive disadvantage. They need to analyse their workforce demographics to identify areas that will be affected by waves of retirement and develop strategies to fill the gaps. The authors of this “Perspective” Viewpoint call this approach Smart Workforce Management.