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Gorovitz, Elizabeth – Training and Development Journal, 1983
Issues currently affecting employee training are the impact of high technology, worker adaptability, the communications revolution, job satisfaction, underinvestment in human capital, demographic shifts, and interest in productivity improvement. (SK)
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Job Training
Martin, Gail M. – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1982
Robots--powerful, versatile, and easily adapted to new operations--may usher in a new industrial age. Workers throughout the labor force could be affected, as well as the nature of the workplace, skill requirements of jobs, and concomitant shifts in vocational education. (SK)
Descriptors: Automation, Employment Patterns, Job Development, Labor Economics