Redeployment and continuous learning in the 21st century: Hard lessons and positive examples from the downsizing era

As we move toward the next millennium, we are confronting a watershed period in the annals of work. Job requirements, work group dynamics, and organizational structures are evolving rapidly in response to a bombardment of technological, market, global, and economic forces. For some organizations and industries, these changes are framebreaking and immediate. For others, the changes are incremental, with ample time for preparation for managers with sufficient foresight.