The 21st Century at Work Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States

by Karoly, Lynn A.

• ISBN13: 9780833034922
• ISBN10: 0833034928
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-16
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Looks at the likely evolution of the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years, focusing on demographics, tenchnology and globalization.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	vii
Tables	ix
Boxes	xi
Summary	xiii
Acknowledgments	xli
Abbreviations	xliii
Chapter One INTRODUCTION	1	(14)
The Challenges of Looking to the Future	3	(3)
A Guiding Framework	6	(9)
Chapter Two SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS SHAPING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE	15	(64)
Slower Workforce Growth Ahead	17	(13)
The Workforce Is Becoming Ever More Diverse	30	(14)
The Key Characteristic of the Future Workforce Is Skill	44	(8)
Addressing the Slowdown in Labor Force Growth	52	(20)
Changing Demographics Also Shift Demand for Goods and Services	72	(3)
Demographics and the Future of Work	75	(4)
Chapter Three THE INFORMATION AGE AND BEYOND: THE REACH OF TECHNOLOGY	79	(48)
The Advent of the Information Age	81	(11)
Applications of the "New Biology"	92	(4)
Nanotechnology: Revolutionary Technology on the Horizon	96	(3)
How Technology Is Affecting the Workforce and Workplace	99	(25)
Technology and the Future of Work	124	(3)
Chapter Four A NEW ERA OF GLOBAL INTEGRATION	127	(56)
The Phenomenon of Economic Global Integration	130	(21)
Forces Behind Global Economic Integration	151	(8)
How Economic Globalization Is Affecting the U.S. Economy, the Workforce, and the Workplace	159	(20)
Economic Globalization and the Future of Work	179	(4)
Chapter Five IMPLICATIONS FOR WORK IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY	183	(40)
New Paradigms for the Organization of Production	186	(5)
Shifts in Employment Relationships and Where Work Is Performed	191	(7)
Other Workplace Dimensions: Safety, Security, and Privacy	198	(2)
The Changing Nature of Work and the Skill Requirements of Jobs	200	(9)
Supplying the Workforce Needs of the Future	209	(8)
Changing the Rewards to Work	217	(4)
Conclusions	221	(2)
Bibliography	223