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McLagan, Patricia L. – Training and Development, 1999
The following trends facing the world of work have implications for human resource development: (1) the nature of work is changing, (2) the pace of change is accelerating, (3) the Web is a structural model of team rather than pyramid organization, (4) the bargaining power of the work force is rising, and (5) value exchanges are direct. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Futures (of Society), Labor Force Development, Labor Needs
Barron, Tom – Training and Development, 1999
Many organizations minimize the gap between technical skills needed and skills available by molding technical workers out of promising technical talent, using training to retain them, and using preemployment assessments and testing tools to spot those with the potential to become information technology workers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Information Technology, Job Skills, Labor Needs
