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1. Introduction

Authors : Ingrid Kofler, Elisa Innerhofer, Anja Marcher, Mirjam Gruber, Harald Pechlaner

Published in: The Future of High-Skilled Workers

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter serves as an introduction to the topic of this book, that is the future of high-skilled workers and related regional problems and global challenges in a rapidly changing world. In this chapter, we introduce the main definition and the structure of the book, as well as the methods used in our research.

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Title: Introduction
Authors: Ingrid Kofler
Elisa Innerhofer
Anja Marcher
Mirjam Gruber
Harald Pechlaner
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Future of High-Skilled Workers
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-42870-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-42871-6

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42871-6_1