Workforce Readiness and the Future of Work

Entrepreneurial Skills to Be Successful In the Global and Digital World: Proposal for a Frame of Reference for Entrepreneurial Education

“…For this, it is necessary to operationalize knowledge, attitudes, and skills to act together, to achieve a common purpose, maximizing the potential of each individual in a durable and balanced way [1]. Entrepreneurs are distinguished by their ability to facilitate these processes, keeping in mind the development of projects through an entire network that makes it possible to be successful, being essential in the organizational culture [10,127]. In turn, networking consists of establishing a network of contacts, favoring the sharing of information and services between individuals and groups [128,129].…”

“…There is evidence that many candidates miss job opportunities due to gaps in the following areas: a sense of initiative [7][8][9], ability to work in a team [10][11][12], self-efficacy [13][14][15][16], resilience [17 -19], problem-solving [20][21][22] and the ability to create valuable products and services. In addition, they have great difficulty in generating their jobs [23][24][25][26][27] and developing as freelancers [7,28,29].…”

Capturing the value of the experienced worker

“…Asia Pacific is the fastest aging region in the world, with more than 200 million people expected to reach age 65 years and above between 2015 and 2030 (Hedrich, Tan, Chalmers, & Yeo, 2016). In fact, by 2030, Japan will become the world's first "ultra-aged" nation, with those ages 65 years and older accounting for more than 28% of the population, while Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan will be considered "super-aged," with more than 21%.…”

“…These skills can be acquired through education and training -and there is evidence that experienced workers are proactively seeking this training. According to Gratton & Scott (2016); Guzzo (2019) and Fujikawa (2017) almost 60% of workers age 45 and older were investing in new skills for work. At the same time, research by The Age of No Retirement found that 85% of respondents from every age cohort want to keep active as long as possible and keep learning new things.…”

“…Moreover, there is evidence that people of all ages including experienced workers are willing to trade compensation for flexibility. A 2016 report by My Family Care and Hydrogen detailing findings from a survey of more than 2,300 employees and more than 440 employers in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific found that 53% of people would rather work flexibly than receive a 5% salary increase, and 45% of those would sacrifice pay rises of 10% to have flexible-working opportunities (Hedrich, Tan, Chalmers, & Yeo, 2016).…”