Framtidens arbetsmarknad och den svenska modellens utmaningar

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Arbetsmarknad, Kompetens, Lotta Stern, Nils Karlson

Abstract

En rad omvärldsförändringar är på väg att förändra arbetsmarknaden. Digitalisering, globalisering, demografiska förändringar och värderingsförskjutningar leder till ett nytt arbetsliv. Kompetensbehov, arbetsorganisation, anställningsförhållanden, branscher och mycket annat kommer att förändras. Behovet av flexibilitet ökar. Den svenska arbetsmarknadsmodellens aktörer står därmed vid något av ett vägskäl. Ska man anta utmaningarna som utvecklingen driver på och försöka utveckla modellen eller ska man värna status quo och nöja sig med att upprätthålla och underhålla en delvis undermåligt fungerande modell?

Karlson, N. & Stern, L. (2017). Framtidens arbetsmarknad och den svenska modellens utmaningar. (Arbetsmarknadsprogrammet, rapport nr. 1) Stockholm: Ratio.


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