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As work gets more ambiguous, younger generations may be less equipped for it

  • Written by Peter O'Connor, Associate Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology
As work gets more ambiguous, younger generations may be less equipped for itThose aged 18 to 37 are twice as likely as older workers to have the most negative attitudes about ambiguity.Shutterstock

We work in a world of increasing ambiguity.

Over the past few decades technological change and globalisation have fundamentally changed the nature of the “average” job. There is greater competition and higher...

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