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Article: 'It's Not Your Father's Workplace Anymore,' Says Latest Survey of U.S. Managers, New Employees; Workforce Preparedness, Education Issues Examined.
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- April 24, 2001
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2001
The debate over what kind of workplace the U.S. education system should be preparing today's students for appears to be over.
According to a new survey commissioned by Bayer Corporation and in cooperation with the National Science Foundation, the newest employees in America's workforce and their managers say that today's worker needs special skills to manage continuing change in the workplace. Both groups agree new employees need to be flexible and adaptable, able to solve unforeseen problems and do their best work in teams. They differ primarily over how well equipped new employees ...