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Global Trends Affecting
Knowledge Management
and E-Learning
Catherine Lord
The Global Workforce Is Growing ... Up
One of the greatest resources of the 21st century is our global supply of talent and
labor. During the next decade, we will be challenged to find new and smarter ways
to work to ensure a lasting economic revival for an increasingly urban global popu-
lation. Aligning supply and demand will require a fresh understanding of these
workers — where they live, their age, and their skills.
We also need to examine trends in structural or social units that people work
within to help them perform their tasks or make meaningful decisio ...