Skills in the knowledge economy: Changing meanings in changing conditions

Citation

Fenwick T & Hall R (2006) Skills in the knowledge economy: Changing meanings in changing conditions. Journal of Industrial Relations, 48 (5), pp. 571-574. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022185606070936

Abstract
First paragraph: In the broad field of industrial and employment relations, issues concerning skills and skill development have come to occupy an increasingly significant place in recent years. Shifting the focus from ‘training' and ‘vocational education' to ‘skills' and ‘skill development' has opened a broader analysis of a range of work and labour-related phenomena in which skills, knowledge and learning are implicated: the sources of competitive advantage for different economies and firms, the operation and functioning of labour markets, the labour process and the organization of work, the experience of work and the dynamics of power at work and across the economy.

Notes
Output Type: Editorial

Journal
Journal of Industrial Relations: Volume 48, Issue 5

People

Professor Tara Fenwick

Emeritus Professor, Education