Society
It is impossible in one chapter to do full justice to the many different social trends that are shaping our collective lives and having a major impact on the worlds of work, employment and the management of people in organisations. We are living through a period of profound social change and changes in social attitudes that will continue to have a major impact in all kinds of areas over the coming decades.
It is, however, useful to explore some of the more important developments and to discuss their origin and likely future impact. In this chapter we will be focusing on our increased affluence as a society, at our failure to become more economically equal, at the rise in concern for issues relating to ethics and the environment and ...
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