DEPLOY OLDER EMPLOYEES AS BEST WEAPON IN BATTLE SURROUNDING DIGITAL DISRUPTION, EAST ASIAN HR EXPERTS URGE

HUMAN resources experts in Asia have challenged the widely-held belief that recruiting more and more younger ‘digital natives’ who grew up in the Internet age is the best answer to technological developments completely transforming traditional work environments. Personnel specialists in the tech-innovation-driven economies of Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia believe that an older more experienced workforce might actually be more beneficial to organisations mastering digital development challenges. And while east Asia is as prone to ‘digital disruption’ ...


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