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Workplace learning and the future of work

MARGARET E. BEIER ORCID Mahima Saxena ORCID Kurt Kraiger ORCID David P. Costanza ORCID Cort W. Rudolph ORCID David M. Cadiz Gretchen A. Petery Gwenith G. Fisher
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Vol. 18 No. 1 pp. 84-109 · Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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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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Published
Jan 23, 2025
Vol/Issue
18(1)
Pages
84-109
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Authors
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MARGARET E. BEIER

Rice University

M
Mahima Saxena

University of Nebraska at Omaha

K
Kurt Kraiger

University of Memphis

D
David P. Costanza

University of Virginia

C
Cort W. Rudolph

Wayne State University

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David M. Cadiz

Workday, Inc.

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Gretchen A. Petery

Independent Contribution

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Gwenith G. Fisher

Colorado State University

Cite This Article
MARGARET E. BEIER, Mahima Saxena, Kurt Kraiger, et al. (2025). Workplace learning and the future of work. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 18(1), 84-109. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2024.57
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