Chris Duke

We are currently witnessing massive business and jobs displacement as we approach the next decade. The pace of change continues to accelerate exponentially, and it is becoming increasingly challenging to predict the types of career and job opportunities that will be available in the next five to ten years and the decades beyond. I have been following these trends throughout 2019: (1) Accelerated Business and Jobs Displacement, (2) Demographic Shifts, (3) An Always-on, Always-connected World, (4) Reinvention of Higher Education (5) Generational Expectations, (6) Global Economic Cycles and Trends, (7) Dismantling the Corporate Ladder, (8) Redefining the Concept of a Career This book examines the impact of these seismic paradigm shifts on individuals, businesses, and staffing, recruiting, and talent acquisition professionals.

At a time in history when global challenges are becoming more intractable and threatening, it makes sense to draw on the specialist expertise of our universities. Much of government interest in doing so has typically focused on the major research institutions with their records of new discovery and invention. However, there is extensive evidence that the greatest opportunities are at regional level. Despite globalisation, regions are becoming more and more important as sites of identity and policy intervention. Regions can take their futures into their own hands, and their local universities are a crucial resource of expertise to support these initiatives. However, there have been significant barriers to effective cooperation between universities and their regional authorities. This book provides an analysis of these circumstances and draws on an international research project to point academics, policy makers and practitioners in the right direction. It provides extensive evidence from this project to support its argument.