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Work Place Challenges for Managers in the Twenty-First Century

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Clearly, corporations in the United States must prepare now for the twenty-first century. To do this, managers must understand the changing demographic, social, and business environments affecting how U.S. corporations are run. Changes occurring from now until the end of the century will create challenges to all companies regardless of size.

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Bowles, V.B., Riles, A.R. (1988). Work Place Challenges for Managers in the Twenty-First Century. In: Niehaus, R.J., Price, K.F. (eds) Creating the Competitive Edge through Human Resource Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0969-7_4

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