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In the past decades the intensification of competitiveness due to market globalization and the growing role of Asian economies such as China and India, together with the spread of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), have generated new challenges in many developed countries. Adaptability and the capacity to respond rapidly to changes in demand and markets have become crucial for firms’ survival, which have also made major changes to their organization, management style and work practices.
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Facchinetti, M., Origo, F. (2010). Perceived Job Security in Transition Countries: A Comparative Perspective. In: Marelli, E., Signorelli, M. (eds) Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition. Studies in Economic Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277403_11
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