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Multigenerational workforces are productive and profitable

2018
Finkelstein, R. (January 2018). Multigenerational workforces are productive and profitable. Milken Institute.

Ruth Finkelstein

Work has already evolved to reflect enormous changes in the United States: the inclusion of women, and the shift from industry to service. With people living longer, a structural overhaul is needed to reframe our understanding of work. We will need to begin to think about work anew in terms of legalities and practicalities. Technology offers a multigenerational workforce more than just ways to replace workers.