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The Elements of a Meaningful Workplace
RECENTLY, ORGANIZATIONS have been attempting to attract and retain highly qualified workers in advance of a projected labor shortage and amid increasing global competition. These new employees have expressed a preference to work for socially responsible, ethically driven organizations that allow the whole self to be brought to work. According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2008 Workplace Forecast report (SHRM, 2008b), four of the ten key themes identified are:
1. The implications of increased global competitiveness, especially the need for an educated and skilled workforce
2. Demographic changes, especially the aging of the workforce, the impending retirement of the baby boom generation, ...
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