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Workplace learning and the future of work

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  • Beier, Margaret E.
  • Saxena, Mahima
  • Kraiger, Kurt
  • Costanza, David P.
  • Rudolph, Cort W.
  • Cadiz, David M.
  • Petery, Gretchen A.
  • Fisher, Gwenith G.

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Global disruption, technological advances, and population demographics are rapidly affecting the types of jobs that are available and the workers who will fill those jobs in the future of work. Successful workers in the dynamic and uncertain landscape of the workplace of the future will need to adapt rapidly to changing job demands, highlighting the necessity for lifelong learning and development. With few exceptions, industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists have tended to take an organization-centered perspective on training and development; a perspective that promotes worker development as a means to organizational success. Hence, we call for a broadening of this view to include a person-centered perspective on workplace learning focused on individual skill development. A person-centered perspective addresses lifelong learning and skill development for those already in the labor force, whether they are working within or outside of organizations (e.g., gig workers), or those looking for work. It includes the most vulnerable people currently working or seeking work. We describe the factors affecting the future of work, the need to incorporate a person-centered perspective on work-related skill learning into I-O research and practice, and highlight several areas for future research and practice.

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  • Beier, Margaret E. & Saxena, Mahima & Kraiger, Kurt & Costanza, David P. & Rudolph, Cort W. & Cadiz, David M. & Petery, Gretchen A. & Fisher, Gwenith G., 2025. "Workplace learning and the future of work," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 18(1), pages 84-109, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:inorps:v:18:y:2025:i:1:p:84-109_16
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