Impact of the Global Megatrends, COVID-19, and Digital Economy on Professional Career Management Transformation in Asian Countries

Yijiang Wang, Shuxian Jiang, Chuanqi Wu (), Xinyu Cai and Fulin Wang
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Yijiang Wang: School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, No.58, Zhongguancun Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100872, China
Shuxian Jiang: International Education College, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, No.8, Jinian Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200433, China
Chuanqi Wu: School of Management, Capital Normal University, No.105, The Third Ring Road, Beijing 100048, China
Xinyu Cai: School of Labor Economics, Capital University of Economics and Business, No.121 Zhangjialukou Huaxiang, Fengtai District, Beijing 100070, China
Fulin Wang: School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, No.58, Zhongguancun Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100872, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-24

Abstract: This research systematically analyzes the effects that global megatrends, digitalizing economy, and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic are having on the transformation of professional career management and changing professional skills for achieving career purposes and tasks, providing a competent approach to the labor market. It also suggests a sustainable career management process for people to prepare career goals, objectives, and ambitions in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. Following this aim, the secondary analysis of the literature reviewed aided in offering important information to satisfy the original research targets and aims. Thus, the study maintained an exploratory and deductive research design to analyze the qualitative data gathered on the phenomenon of professional career management under the digital transformation in Asian countries. The analysis reveals that some megatrends have transformed how professional career development occurs. This paper is novel because it provides a critical assessment of the global megatrends and the impact of the digital economy related to professional career management transformation, with specific emphasis on Asian countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the paper redounds the extant literature, making a significant contribution to the current debate in the literature. Additionally, it is expected to contribute to the sustainable development of the labor market in Asian countries based on system research and converging the concepts of transformation processes in professional career management affected by megatrends with theoretical and methodological support.

Keywords: global megatrends; COVID-19; demographic changes; urbanization; professional career management; technical progress; professional competencies; digitalization of the economy; Asian countries; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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