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Changing Roles in the Organization of Companies Demographics and Project Management Demand Hybrid Skills
Changing Roles in the Organization of Companies Demographics and Project Management Demand Hybrid Skills

Author(s): Oded Löwenbein , Harald Meier
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: demographics; project management; flat-dynamic organization; expert-hybrid-social skills.

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the changing demographic situation and its impact on the professionals‘ roles in the organization. It points out the fact that demographic changes are the reason of decreasing managerial and technical potential in the labor market. At the same time the importance of highly qualified functions in firm is increasing. The authors summarize that flat and dynamic organizations lead to constantly changing and parallel management roles in business, which, in turn, require constant changes in expert and soft skills.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 87-94
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English