Formación de profesionales para la empresa del siglo XXI

Esperanza Marcos Martínez and Luz Martín Peña Mª
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Esperanza Marcos Martínez: Grupo de Investigación Kybele, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Luz Martín Peña Mª: Grupo de Investigación Kybele, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, 2016, vol. 89, issue 01, 174-193

Abstract: The successive industrial revolutions have brought with them substantial economic and social changes. The introduction of digital technology into industry is currently giving rise to what is known as Industry 4.0, creating new business models and therefore new ways of working. In this context, the knowledge and abilities required of workers are different from those required by firms in the first industrial revolution. The key to productivity no longer lies in physical skills but in knowing how to use the huge quantity of information produced so as to provide the best solutions. Today’s businesses require a new type of professional capable of blending cross-sectoral skills with specific expertise, adapting easily to different disciplines and linking knowledge from different areas («T-shaped professionals»). Universities therefore need to adapt their syllabuses if they are to meet this new challenge successfully.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; services; technology; digitalization; training; professionalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J44 L20 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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